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/ˈneɪl ˌfaɪl/ Canada, US, UK
/ˈneɪl ˌfʌɪl/ Canada
/ˈnæɪl ˌfɑel/ Australia
/ˈnæɪl ˌfaɪl/ New Zealand
/ˈnel ˌfaɪl/ Scotland
/ˈnel ˌfʌil/ Scotland
/ˈnel ˌfəil/ Scotland
/ˈneːl ˌfajl/ India

noun nail files · nailfile · nail-file

A small file made of soft metal, or a board covered with fine sandpaper, for filing and shaping one's fingernails and toenails.

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noun a file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails

Español	lima de uñas
日本語	ネイルファイル neiru fairu, 爪やすり tsumeyasuri
中文	指甲銼 /指甲锉 zhǐjiǎ cuò
Português	lixa de unha
Français	lime à ongles
Deutsch	Nagelfeile
Italiano	limetta
Ελληνικά	λίμα líma
Română	pilă de unghii
Русский	пи́лочка для ногте́й píločka dlja nogtéj, пи́лочка píločka, пи́лка pílka

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@misc{nail_file_2026,
  title = {nail file},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nail%20file},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}