Sentences with phrase «like fingernail»

Baleen is a filtering substance much like a fingernail.

Most people think of hooves as being like a fingernail, a tough outer covering that protects structures underneath.

I put some over the counter flea and tick treatment on my cat, and it was after I had already applied it I noticed it smelled like fingernail polish remover!

In the wild, birds have many items to chew on so their beaks, which grow constantly like a fingernail, do not get too long and cause problems with feeding.

I have one gripe: I don't like the fingernail - thick gap between the single piece of glass and the edges of the chassis.

Apple pouch: This little guy holds necessities like a fingernail clipper and file, an extra set of contacts, ponytail holder and headband, and whatever small personal items I have thrown in there.

For centuries Larsen B seems to have followed a pattern of «growing like a fingernail until it calved an iceberg every 50 years or so,» Scambos says.

According to a book published in Brazil this year, Sonho Grande (Big Dream), Lemann's partner Sicupira has a favorite phrase: «Costs are like fingernails: You have to cut them constantly.»

At that point our psyches were screeching like fingernails down a blackboard as the major world equity markets slid into bear market territory1.

To a good analyst, it should sound like fingernails on a chalkboard when numbers don't make sense.

The source explained: «There's things that are like fingernails on the chalkboard to people of faith.

But, it is hard to listen to... like fingernails on a chalk board.

Toenails should be trimmed straight across, not rounded down at the edges like fingernails are often trimmed.

But a newborn's toenails don't grow outwards like fingernails, so a punted sac remains safe before birth.

Some governments are even experimenting with the controversial idea of allowing farmers to raise rhinos to harvest their horns (which can be painlessly trimmed and regrown like fingernails).

Turtle shells are made of keratin, like your fingernails, and this flakes off and changes shape as a turtle grows.

For scientists, when we see bad science in movies or on TV, it's like fingernails on a blackboard.

(Baleen is made up of keratin, just like your fingernails.)

If you find her (Ryan) distinctive persona to be too irritatingly cute to bear, this mannered movie is likely to play like fingernails on a blackboard.

But unlike the rest of the students at Beacontown High School, Scott's changes include long hair that covers his entire body, claw - like fingernails, fangs, a heightened sense of smell, superhuman strength and the extr... [Read More]

If you're looking for something for the kids to watch that won't scratch your brain like fingernails on a chalkboard, Amazon Prime Video's adaptation of The Dangerous Book for Boys is your new favorite.

However, when these lowlifes write their illiterate, threatening notes, using «girly» is like fingernails on a blackboard to me!

Those words irritate me like fingernails on a chalk board, fork tines on china, grinding teeth.

While Scalzi does sound like fingernails on a chalkboard (and ruthlessly plagiarized H. Beam Piper — for which I will never forgive him) apparently he sells well.

Hooves are even made of keratin, which is like fingernails, except the organization and growth of hoof horn is completely different.

His hands rest tenderly on her shoulders, his epaulet - like fingernails, perhaps a reference to her nickname — «General Tubman» — rhyme visually with the buttons down the front of her dress.

If the ban were lifted, ranchers are ready to supply the market by harvesting the horns humanely, which then regrow just like fingernails.

It isn't just Curry, and every time I see it it grates like fingernails on a chalkboard.

That's like fingernails on a chalkboard.

Stuff like that is like fingernails on a blackboard to me, and I'm not even a physicist.

Some cultures believe that rhino horns have medicinal qualities — though they're composed primarily of keratin, like fingernails.

But for at least one reader, hearing about the Fisher's pursuit was «like fingernails on a chalkboard.»

For us, it's like fingernails on a chalkboard, and there's an automatic shutdown of our brains when that dreaded word surfaces in conversation.

To any experienced resume writer, these words are like fingernails on a chalkboard.

I think his talon - like fingernails accomplished that a long time ago.

Not exact matches

I could give them a slight pass on the others, but that was like 10,000 fingernails trailing lazily down a chalkboard.

A mark like this...» And, using his fingernail as a claw, Mussolini gouged a scratch in the back of a chair.

They still like lemon sherbet, fingernail polish, baseball news.

Press a chocolate chunk into the end of each finger, so that it looks like a dark fingernail.

Having gone in at halftime leading by two goals, with a very impressive Gunners team looking like they would only add to the tally, we were left hanging on with our fingernails as Newcastle completely dominated the second half.

We seem to hold them in a different regard from say fingernails or hair clippings (both of which are often recycled into other products like garden fertilizer or wigs) On the other hand, there is a definite ick factor for some people.

Not only are these nail polish hues so pretty, but they make your fingernails smell like banana, plum, melon, chocolate, and more!

Her legs were too chubby, but it didn't seem to hurt her Exersaucer - no Jumper - no Front Carrier - N / A Stroller - yes Wet wipe warmer - no Changing table - N / A Swing - no, but also nice if you can get one for free Lilly Padz - yes Nursing pillow - yes Milkies - N / A Nipple cream - yes Nursing nightgown - N / A, but based on my experience, sounds like it would be nice to have Bottle warmer - no Bottle dishwasher basket - no Bottle drying rack - no Highchair - yes Booster Seat for Meals - yes Burp clothes - yes Baby bathtub - yes Nasal aspirator - yes Baby fingernail clippers - yes Video monitor - N / A Audio monitor - N / A, would love to have Gas drops - yes Gripe water - no Additional Comments / Items?

Baby fingernail clippers yes Video monitor unsure, if you can afford it Audio monitor yes, we like our Sony one Gas drops Gripe water Additional Comments / Items?

Stroller - Yes Wet wipe warmer - No Changing table - No (we use a dresser) Swing - NA Lilly Padz - No (I just didn't like them) Nursing pillow - No Milkies - NA Nipple cream - YES Nursing nightgown - Yes Bottle warmer - NA Bottle dishwasher basket - NA Bottle drying rack - NA Highchair - NA Booster Seat for Meals - NA Burp clothes - Yes Baby bathtub - No Nasal aspirator - NA Baby fingernail clippers - Yes Video monitor - Yes Audio monitor - Yes Gas drops - Yes Gripe water - Yes Additional Comments / Items?

Bottle warmer - NA Bottle dishwasher basket - NA Bottle drying rack - NA Highchair - NA (we opted to just go with a booster instead to save space and money) Booster Seat for Meals - yes Burp clothes - yes (but I don't feel like I needed as many as people implied) Baby bathtub - NA (we just use the sink) Nasal aspirator - yes Baby fingernail clippers - undecided (I'm not convinced that regular fingernail clippers wouldn't work just fine) Video monitor - NA Audio monitor - NA (we have a small house) Gas drops - NA Gripe water - Undecided (I got it and used it a bit, but I'm not sure it helped or maybe that just wasn't what was bothering her) Additional Comments / Items?

I actually remember spotting the craziest of items in a baby catalogue after having my first child - things like magnifiers on the end of baby scissors to see baby fingernails better and two mirrors for your car so you can drive and see your kids in the back (I nearly flipping bought that shizz too)- my calmer husband talked sense into me!

These last 3 months are when your baby will pack on the pounds and finish developing all the final touches like toenails, fingernails, and hair.

One time after I painted his fingernails blue for him (he chose it because blue is a «boy's color»), he told a little boy at the playground that some boys like their nails painted.

I used to tap the tips of my fingernails against the underside of Jason's forearm to try to give him an idea of what I was feeling (bum deal for the partner — being able to feel the kicks from the outside is still a long way off), but it's more like an impossibly gentle and faint THUMP than a tap.