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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Then there are the Band-Aids, hand lotion, her passport, eye drops, cough drops, nail files, hand sanitizer, Fitbit batteries, a spare key to her car and Stevia packets.
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Look for a 100-grit nail file, like the Diamond Cosmetics Black File ($1, ulta.com), which is coarse enough to file down the surface of the acrylics.
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And since each keyboard had small defects due to the faulty casting process, Ilioaea took every key, cut the excess material from the edges, and polished them with a nail file.
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Definition of nail file for English Language Learners
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: a small, flat piece of metal or cardboard that has a rough surface and that is used for shaping your fingernails
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