Definition of "fingernail" []

• The thin, horny, transparent plate covering the upper surface of the end of a finger. (noun)

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• "If 10,000 manufacturing jobs paying $20/hr go away and 10,000 new jobs in fingernail salons (Hi, Virginia Postel!) are created which pay $10/hr, the net impact to the "jobs" statistic is nil."
• "DENVER (AP) - Carmelo Anthony had a nasty red scratch running down his left cheek courtesy of a fingernail from a Los Angeles Clippers player."
• "Cobwebs form at the outer corners of his eyes, and dried grime thick enough to scrape off with a fingernail is caked behind his right ear."