noun
- small pieces of torn skin near the base or side of a fingernail or toenail
Usage: plural form of hangnail
Examples
- She had painful hangnails on three of her fingers.
- Biting your nails can cause hangnails to develop.
- The manicurist carefully trimmed away the hangnails.
- Cold weather often leads to dry skin and hangnails.
- He winced when he accidentally pulled at one of his hangnails.
- Regular moisturizing can help prevent hangnails from forming.