manicured; manicuring
1
: to do manicure work on
especially
: to trim and polish the fingernails of
2
a
: to trim closely and evenly
manicured lawns
b
: groom sense 2
manicured flower beds
Examples of manicure in a Sentence
Noun
She gets a manicure every week or so.
Verb
She spends her weekends working in her garden and manicuring her lawn.
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Anna Bader, Glamour, 27 May 2025
Take her eye-catching aura manicure in a spacey blue-gray, or her springtime lemon yellow nails.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 May 2025
Anna Fixsen, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Morris is fully vaccinated, bathed, manicured and microchipped – all ready for the good life to come.
—Maryanne Dell, Oc Register, 12 May 2025
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Noun
Another plus is that it can be used as a base for other manicures as well as on its own.
—Anna Bader, Glamour, 27 May 2025
Take her eye-catching aura manicure in a spacey blue-gray, or her springtime lemon yellow nails.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 May 2025
Verb
The doorman building had a laundry room, a gym and manicured gardens.
—Anna Fixsen, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Morris is fully vaccinated, bathed, manicured and microchipped – all ready for the good life to come.
—Maryanne Dell, Oc Register, 12 May 2025
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“Manicure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manicure. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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manicure
1 of 2 noun
man·i·cure
ˈman-ə-ˌkyu̇(ə)r 
: a beauty treatment for the hands and nails
manicure
2 of 2 verb
manicured; manicuring
1
: to give a manicure to
2
: to trim closely and evenly
manicured their lawn
Etymology
Noun
from French manicure "one who gives a beauty treatment for the hands," derived from Latin manus "hand" and Latin cura "care"
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