noun
- a small piece of torn skin near a fingernail or toenail
Examples
- She winced as she pulled at the hangnail on her thumb.
- The hangnail was bothering him all day at work.
- Don’t bite your hangnails as it can lead to infection.
- He carefully trimmed the hangnail with nail scissors.
- The dry weather made her prone to getting hangnails.
- She applied antiseptic to the hangnail after accidentally tearing it.