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nail file


nail file

noun

Definition of NAIL FILE

: a small narrow instrument (as of metal or cardboard) with a rough or emery surface that is used for shaping fingernails
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First Known Use of NAIL FILE

1862

Rhymes with NAIL FILE

abseil, air mile, bass viol, black bile, Blue Nile, decile, erstwhile, exile, Fair Isle, field trial, gentile, high style, hostile, lifestyle, meanwhile, motile, New Style, old style, Old Style, on file, profile, redial, reptile, show trial, stockpile, time trial

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