HyperDic: hangnail

English > 1 sense of the word hangnail:
NOUNbodyhangnail, agnaila loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail
English > hangnail: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected.
Synonymagnail
Broaderskin, tegument, cutisA natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
Spanishagnail, padrastro, repelón
Catalanagnail, rebaixinc, repeló

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