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fingernail
Noun
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A fingernail is the thick, hard part at the end of a finger.
I better trim my fingernails before they get too long.
scraping
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noun
(usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected
they collected blood scrapings for analysis
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noun
(= scrape)
a harsh noise made by scraping
the scrape of violin bows distracted her
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noun
(= scrape)
a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility)
all that bowing and scraping did not impress him