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finger nail

noun

finger nail is a noun meaning “Alternative form of fingernail” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled F-I-N-G-E-R-N-A-I-L. The plural of finger nail is finger nails or finger-nails.

What does finger nail mean?

noun

  1. 1

    Alternative form of fingernail.

noun

as finger-nail
  1. 1

    Alternative form of fingernail.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Forms of finger nail

  • finger nails plural
  • finger-nails plural

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Words people confuse with finger nail

Also written: fingernail (one word or two).

Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).