nailbrush en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈneɪl.bɹʌʃ/
Etymology
From nail + brush.
Meanings
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A small brush, with firm bristles, used to clean the fingernails or to scrub the hands.
Rupert Sheffield, scrubbing John's blood from his hands with a nailbrush and hospital soap, swore that this was the last time [...] that he would have to do this.
2016, Kerry Greenwood, Murder and Mendelssohn, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 303:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nailbrushes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (10)
lb Neelbiischt (a small brush to clean the fingernails) · ga scuab ingne (a small brush to clean the fingernails) · sv nagelborste (a small brush to clean the fingernails) · fi kynsiharja (a small brush to clean the fingernails) · nl nagelborstel (a small brush to clean the fingernails) · fr brosse à ongles (a small brush to clean the fingernails) · it pulisciunghie (a small brush to clean the fingernails) · de Nagelbürste (a small brush to clean the fingernails) · hu körömkefe (a small brush to clean the fingernails) · ru щёточка для ногте́й (a small brush to clean the fingernails)