Smooth one’s fingernails

noun

1. A tool usually of hardened steel with cutting ridges for forming or smoothing surfaces especially of metal
2. A shrewd or crafty person

verb

1. To rub, smooth, or cut away with or as if with a file

   "She filed her nails."

verb

1. Defile, corrupt

verb

1. To arrange in order for preservation and reference

   "file letters"

2. To place among official records as prescribed by law

   "file a mortgage"

3. To send (copy) to a newspaper

   "filed a story"

4. To return to the office of the clerk of a court without action on the merits
5. To initiate (something, such as a legal action) through proper formal procedure

   "threatened to file charges"

6. To register as a candidate especially in a primary election
7. To place items in a file
8. To submit documents necessary to initiate a legal proceeding

   "file for bankruptcy"

noun

1. A device (such as a folder, case, or cabinet) by means of which papers are kept in order
2. Roll, list
3. A collection of papers or publications usually arranged or classified

noun

1. Single file
2. Any of the rows of squares that extend across a chessboard from one player's side to the other player's side

verb

1. To march or proceed in single file

noun

1. Powdered young leaves of sassafras used to thicken soups or stews

noun

1. A clerk who works on files

noun

1. A piece of furniture that is used for storing documents so that they can be found easily