HANGNAIL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected

Synonyms:

agnail; hangnail

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("hangnail" is a kind of...):

cutis; skin; tegument (a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch)

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