hangnail

noun (a hangnail, hangnails)

«hangnail» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A small torn piece of skin hanging loose at the side or bottom of a fingernail, which can hurt. tree →

In the lessons

In health and hygiene lessons: don't bite or pull a hangnail — snip it carefully with clean clippers, wash your hands and keep the skin moisturised, or it can get infected. Hangnails come from dry skin and nail biting.

Examples

I've got a sore hangnail on my thumb. tree →
Don't pull your hangnail; you'll make it bleed. tree →
Mum cut off my hangnail with nail clippers. tree →
Biting your nails can cause hangnails. tree →
Hand cream helps stop hangnails in winter. tree →
A hangnail can get red and infected if you pick at it. tree →

Note

Countable. Trap: despite the name, a hangnail is skin, not part of the nail.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «hangnail» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«hangnail» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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