- manicure⇄manicure, verb, -cured,-curing,noun.
- manicure⇄noun 1. the care of the hands and fingernails, especially trimming, cleaning, and polishing the fingernails.
Ex. The lady gave her hands a manicure after working in the garden.
2. a single such treatment.
Ex. She went to the beauty par - manicure⇄v.t., v.i. 1. to care for (the hands and fingernails); trim, clean, and polish (the fingernails).
Ex. The lady manicured her hands after working in the garden.
2. (Figurative.) to trim (a hedge, grounds, or other landscaping) carefully.