nail file

noun

: 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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Tools like tweezers, a nail file, and spring-action scissors make this a no-brainer gift for any grad. Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 14 May 2025 Most nail strips include an alcohol wipe to dehydrate your nails and a nail file to buff them down so the strips stick better. Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 1 May 2025 After that, use a nail file (which usually comes with a pack of press-ons) to buff the surface of your nails so the glue will stick better. Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 1 May 2025 Each set includes 30 nails in different sizes, nail glue, a cuticle stick, a dual nail file and buffer, and an OPI prep pad. Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nail file

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nail file was in 1862

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“Nail file.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nail%20file. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

nail file

noun
: a small flat file (as of metal or cardboard) that is used for shaping fingernails
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