nail file

See also: nailfile and nail-file

English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • enPR: nāl fīl′
  • (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈneɪl ˌfaɪl/
    Audio (US):(file)
    (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈneɪl ˌfʌɪl/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈnæɪl ˌfɑel/
  • (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈnæɪl ˌfaɪl/
  • (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈnel ˌfaɪl/, /ˈnel ˌfʌil/, /ˈnel ˌfəil/
  • (India) IPA(key): /ˈneːl ˌfajl/
  • Hyphenation: nail file

Noun

nail file (plural nail files)

  1. A small file made of soft metal, or a board covered with fine sandpaper, for filing and shaping one's fingernails and toenails.
    Hyponym: emery board

Translations

Further reading

  • nail file”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.