cuticle English

Meaning cuticle meaning

What does cuticle mean?

cuticle

— noun the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail

— noun (= epidermis) the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates

— noun (= carapace) hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles

Synonyms cuticle synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as cuticle?

cuticle English » English

epidermis

cuticula

skin

shell

shield

rind

outer skin

horny layer

epithelium

carapace

stratum corneum

scarf-skin

scarf skin

scale

outermost layer of a hair

layer

lamina

hangnail

epiderm

dermis

derm

cuticle layer

cut-cuticle

complexion

case

agnail

Topics cuticle topics

What do people use cuticle to talk about?

Person Body Limb

Finger, toe

• What are the parts of a fingernail?
  cuticle root