hang-nail
1hang|nail — «HANG NAYL», noun. a small piece of skin that hangs by one end at the side or base of a nail, especially a fingernail; agnail. ╂[alteration (influenced by hang) of agnail] …
2hang·nail — /ˈhæŋˌneıl/ noun, pl nails [count] : a small piece of skin hanging loose at the side or bottom of a fingernail …
3hang-nail — …
4hang — hang; hang·able; hang·by; hang·chow; hang·er; hang·er·man; hang·ie; hang·le; hang·man; hang·man·ship; hang·ment; hang·nail; re·hang; un·hang; …
5nail — ag·nail; hang·nail; nail; nail·abil·i·ty; nail·er; nail·ery; nail·less; nail·sea; te·nail·lon; un·nail; tree·nail; …
6nail — [nāl] n. [ME naile < OE nægl, akin to Ger nagel < IE base * onogh, nail > Sans áṅghri , foot, Gr onyx, nail, L unguis, fingernail] 1. a) a thin, horny covering that grows out over the upper tip of a finger or toe b) a similar growth on a …
7hang — [v1] suspend or be suspended adhere, attach, beetle, be fastened, be in mid air, be loose, bend, be pendent, be poised, bow, cling, cover, dangle, deck, decorate, depend, drape, drift, droop, drop, fasten, fix, flap, float, flop, furnish, hold,… …
8nail — nail1 S3 [neıl] n [: Old English; Origin: nAgl] 1.) a thin pointed piece of metal with a flat top, which you hit into a surface with a hammer, for example to join things together or to hang something on ▪ The key was hanging on a nail by the door …
9hang — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. suspend, dangle, sag; attach; depend, be contingent (on); string up, lynch. See pendency, connection, killing, relation. n., informal, knack, art, skill. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To suspend] Syn. dangle …
10hang — verb 1) lights hung from the trees Syn: be suspended, dangle, hang down, be pendent, swing, sway 2) hang the pictures at eye level Syn: put up, fix, attach, affix, fasten, post …