Cuticle (Noun)
Meaning 1
The dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- After washing the dishes, the dry air made her cuticles crack and bleed.
- The esthetician gently pushed back the cuticle to prepare the nail for polishing.
- He tried to bite his cuticles out of habit, but his sister had told him to stop.
- To soften her cuticles, she soaked her hands in warm water and then applied a moisturizing cream.
- The beauty treatment included a cuticle trim to make her nails look healthier and more attractive.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
The outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.