nail file

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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ˈnail file noun [countable]  DCBa thin piece of metal with a rough surface used for making your nails a nice shape 指甲锉 →4  See picture of 见图 NAIL 1

Examples from the Corpus

nail file• Peg opens a drawer and gets out a nail file from a manicure set.• He glanced around, then took a nail file from his pocket and set to work on the padlock.• If they're a bit blunt rub the tip with a nail file.• Contains: two pairs of angled scissors, tweezers, large and small angled cuticle pushers, nail file and cleaner.• I had to bend over, parallel to the body, to get the nail file under the nails.

ˈnail file nounChineseSyllable  

a a with thin of rough metal Corpus piece

nail file
ˈnail file noun [countable]
a thin piece of metal with a rough surface used for making your nails a nice shape

nail fileBrE /ˈneɪl faɪl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈneɪl faɪl/ 🔊 noun

a small metal tool with a rough surface for shaping your nails 指甲锉  ➡  see also emery board