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Meanings of long nails in English

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Usage of long nails in English
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Her long nails-no ,theylooked like claws-re-formedintoher normal short ones.
The darkest touch
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I continued hammering long nails through the post and into the floor.
No one belongs here more than you: stories
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She's stopped glaring, is clacking on a keyboard with her too- long nails.
Geektastic
4
If anything, she looked even more bored, studying her perfectly manicured long nails.
The Book of Life
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And behind Cain, its long nails scraping against the ground, lumbered the ridderak.
Crown of Midnight
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They were perfectly clean and white: the long nails were carefully cleaned also.
Within an Inch of His Life
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Mrs. Fenton had long nails and knew how to use them.
Madame Flirt / A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera'
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There is blood on the long nails of her left hand.
The Hyperion Cantos
9
On the carpet beneath it lay two long nails and a wooden mallet.
Shadowland
10
Sharp, long nails, like our nails, only much larger and longer.
Darkness and Dawn
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She is holding her stomach, digging into her skin with her long nails.
The Cannibals of Candyland
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She played with one of the knots risking her long nails in doing so.
Complete Books of Blood
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The garrotter had long nails, and was pretty smart at swinging himself over walls.
Round the Red Lamp: Being Facts and Fancies of Medical Life
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Not with my eyes, at least. The queen's long nails gleamed in the light.
Heir of Fire
15
Her name was Kamkamiak and she had long , long nails.
Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the L...
16
Its legs are short and its front feet strong, with long nails for digging.
On the Trail: An Outdoor Book for Girls
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common