nail clippers

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nail clippers

noun nail clipper · nail-clipper · nailclipper · nail-clippers · nailclippers

  1. plural, plural only A mechanical device used to trim fingernails and toenails. After their argument, Sprewell showed enormous restraint and presence of mind by not whipping out a pair of nail clippers and trimming his coach’s fingernails – an act for which he could have been seriously punished.
  2. plural, plural only A mechanical device used to trim animals' claws.

Similar: nail cutter, nail trimmer

noun nail clipper · nail-clipper · nailclipper · nail-clippers · nailclippers

  1. plural plural of nail clipper

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Similar: nail cutter, nail trimmer

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noun nail trimmer

Españolcortaúñas
한국어손톱깎이 sontopkkakki, 쓰메끼리 sseumekkiri
日本語爪切り tsumekiri, 爪切 tsumekiri
中文指甲剪 zhǐjiajiǎn, 指甲刀 zhǐjiadāo
Portuguêscorta-unhas, cortador de unha
Françaiscoupe-ongles
DeutschNagelknipser
Italianotagliaunghie
Ελληνικάνυχοκόπτης nychokóptis
Românăunghieră
Русскийщи́пчики для ногте́й ščípčiki dlja nogtéj, кни́псеры для ногте́й knípsery dlja nogtéj
العربيةمِقَصّ أَظَافِر miqaṣṣ ʔaẓāfir

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@misc{nail_clippers_2026,
  title = {nail clippers},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nail%20clippers},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}