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No Need For a Hammer!
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Puzzle ID: #31587
Submitted By: snowmonster Corrected By: ThinksForFun
Submitted By: snowmonster Corrected By: ThinksForFun
Riddle
Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.Riddle
I consist of 3 parts - one of which is a "Free Edge"
Another part can be called a "Plate"
I am constructed in layers
I come in different shapes. Here are a few: Acorn, Olive, Circumflex, Fan, Convex and Trapezoid
I will always have a "Bed" to rest on
I "can" have several "irregularities"
I am a natural "protector"
Another part can be called a "Plate"
I am constructed in layers
I come in different shapes. Here are a few: Acorn, Olive, Circumflex, Fan, Convex and Trapezoid
I will always have a "Bed" to rest on
I "can" have several "irregularities"
I am a natural "protector"
Hint
It's possible to "lose" me.Answer
The Nail (finger or toe)The 3 parts in which I'm constructed - Nail Body, Nail Root and Free Edge
The Nail Body can be called the Plate
The nail is constructed in layers - The readiness with which nails split, in both their length and thickness, clearly shows this form of structure
Various shapes of the Nail - Acorn, Flat, Arched, Roofed, Trapezoid, Olive, Date, Concave, Convex, Square, Angular, Narrow, Fan, Circumflex, Arched and Tubular
The portion of the skin upon which the nail body rests is called the "Nail Bed"
Irregularities that can affect the nail - Furrows, Leuconychia, Onychauxis, Onychatrophia, Pterygium, Onychophagy, Onychorrhexis, Hangnails, Eggshell Nail and Blue Nail
The "Nail" is a natural protector of the finger and toe tips
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Comments
Wow! Didn't know there was so much to know about nails! Good job!
Nice one Snow!!! I was thinking hammer at first Good job!
whoa u know nails. urs gotta be perfect
lol! i love it!
YET ANOTHER GREAT TEASER..
HAD TO THINK HARD...& USE THE
HINT .... ....... BUT YOU STILL
GOT ME.....
LOOKING FORWARD TO MANY GREAT ONES TO COME.....
HAD TO THINK HARD...& USE THE
HINT .... ....... BUT YOU STILL
GOT ME.....
LOOKING FORWARD TO MANY GREAT ONES TO COME.....
Thanks for the "great" comments! I appreciate them all!
That was hard, I couldn't figure it out, I was looking for a tool of some kind, way to go snow
I was thinking of a tool... the title threw me off... darn it.
You really "Nailed" this one!!
Gee! as in are you a genious!!
The title made me think tools. But also led me into nail.... however I didnt know about the shapes. Hadnt a clue.
Very interesting and informative teaser. Thanks for posting.
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