hangnail

🇺🇸 /ˈhæŋneɪl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈhæŋneɪl/
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noun
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A small, torn piece of skin next to your fingernail that can hurt.

She kept fiddling with a hangnail on her thumb.

translation

n. A small, torn piece of skin next to your fingernail that can hurt.

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Plural hangnails

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