Nailful

Quick meaning: Nailful is a noun meaning Enough to be stored under or on one's fingernail.

Meaning

Enough to be stored under or on one's fingernail.

Example Sentences

The man smiled, took out his snuff box and drew in a few nailfuls.

Sovey rushed inside and dashed a couple of nailsful of water into the burning ventilator, but to no purpose.

She was clawing at his undershirt, ripping the thin cotton and piercing his skin with her nails, digging into the flesh and gouging out crescent slivers of skin and blood, picking him apart, nailful by nailful.

Mercedes moved away from Jack and gripping Rosa's hand – her own nails were too short – she took a pinch and inhaled it. Rosa kissed Mercedes on the lips then took a further nailful and offered it to Jack who shook his head.

Word Forms

• nailfuls
• nailsful

Synonyms for nailful

Depending on context, synonyms include fingernailful.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include fingernailful, hangnail, hand-nail, fingertipful, fingernail, handnail.

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