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manicured

/ˈmænɪkjʊərd/ /ˈmænɪkjʊəd/

Meanings
verb
To trim the fingernails

Examples :

"She carefully manicured her nails before the big interview. "
appearance body

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interview noun

/ˈɪntəvjuː/ /ˈɪntɚvjuː/

An official face-to-face meeting of monarchs or other important figures.

"The royal interview between the two monarchs was broadcast live on television. "

Illustration she

she noun

/ʃiː/ /ʃi/

A female.

"Pat is definitely a she."

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

Illustration carefully

carefully adverb

/ˈkɛːfli/ /ˈkɛɹfli/

Sorrowfully.

"He listened carefully to his mother's concerns, feeling sorrowful about her disappointment. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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big noun

/bɪɡ/

Someone or something that is large in stature

"The big won the school's annual sports day. "

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fingernails noun

/ˈfɪŋɡərˌneɪlz/ /ˈfɪŋɡɡərˌneɪlz/

The hard, flat translucent covering near the tip of a human finger, useful for scratching and fine manipulation.

"She bit her fingernails when she was nervous before the exam. "

Illustration nails

nails noun

/neɪlz/

The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.

"She painted her nails a bright red color. "

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trim noun

/tɹɪm/

Decoration; especially, decoration placed along edges or borders.

"Paint the house white with blue trim."

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before adverb

/bɪˈfɔː/ /biˈfɔɹ/

At an earlier time.

"Before dinner, I finished my homework. "

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her noun

/ə(ɹ)/ /ɚ/

A female person or animal.

"I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her."