Collocations for fingernail - noun
ADJ.
long | black, dirty | broken, torn | manicured, well-manicured | painted, red, scarlet
VERB + FINGERNAIL
cut, manicure, polish | bite, chew | break, tear | dig in
She dug her fingernails into my neck.
She dug her fingernails into my neck.
drag, draw, rake, scrape
the sound of fingernails being dragged down a blackboard
the sound of fingernails being dragged down a blackboard
examine
‘Actually, I''m leaving you’, she said, continuing to examine her fingernails.
‘Actually, I''m leaving you’, she said, continuing to examine her fingernails.
FINGERNAIL + VERB
dig in
PREP.
under the/your ~s
I noticed I had dirt under my fingernails.
I noticed I had dirt under my fingernails.