Hangnail

/ˈhæŋneɪl/

Synonyms for "hangnail" (6 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)

Strong matches (1)

Noun(1 words)

Related words (3)

Noun(3 words)
metaphornail tearskin tear

Related word relations

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4 relation types

More general

8 entries
anatomical pathologycutisfigurative languagelinguistic expressionmedical conditionnail injuryskintegument

More specific

6 entries
colloquialismcuticle tearidiommetaphornail fold injuryskin tear

Collocations

6 entries
hangnail carehangnail clippinghangnail painhangnail preventionhangnail removalhangnail treatment

Inflections

1 entries

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Tom had hangnail problems.

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I've got a hangnail.

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