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man·i·cure

manicure

 
pronunciation:
mae nih kyur
parts of speech:
noun, verb
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part of speech: noun
definition: a treatment for the fingernails that includes trimming, shaping, and sometimes polishing.
 
part of speech: verb
inflections: manicures, manicuring, manicured
definition: to give a manicure to.
Who manicures your nails?
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The word manicure contains the following parts:
cur2 Latin root that means to care
man, mani, manu, main Latin root that means hand