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manicure

  • /ˈmæ.nɪ.kjʊɹ/ US

noun manicures

  1. A cosmetic treatment for the fingernails.
  2. dated A manicurist.

verb manicures · manicuring · manicured

  1. transitive To apply such a treatment to the hands.
  2. figuratively, transitive To polish or trim something very finely or evenly.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: trim, manicurist, scissors, tip, door, treatment, nail, manicurism, mani, mani-pedi, maniped, cosmetic, matrixectomy, miniation, washing mitt, facial mask

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noun cosmetic treatment for the fingernails

Españolmanicura, maniquiur, manicure, manicur, maniquiú
한국어매니큐어 maenikyueo
日本語マニキュア manikyua
中文修指甲 xiūzhǐjia, 修指 xiūzhǐ
Portuguêsmanicure, manicura
Françaismanucure
DeutschManiküre
Русскийманикю́р manikjúr
Tiếng Việtsửa móng tay
العربيةمَانِيكِير manikēr, تَجْمِيل الْيَدَيْن tajmīl al-yadayn, تَجْمِيل الْأَظَافِر tajmīl al-ʔaẓāfir

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Deutschmaniküren

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@misc{manicure_2026,
  title = {manicure},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/manicure},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}