Scrub nails under water.

Meaning: This means to rub your nails with soap and water to clean them.

Choice of Words: Scrub means to rub something hard in order to clean it. Nails are the hard parts at the ends of your fingers and toes. Under means below something else. Water is a liquid that falls from the sky as rain.

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Wash your nails with water.

Meaning: This means to clean your nails by using water.

Choice of Words: Wash is a verb that means to clean something with water. Nails are the hard parts on the ends of your fingers and toes. Water is a liquid that we drink and use to clean things. When you put them together, "Wash your nails with water" means to clean your nails using water.

Put your nails under the water.

Meaning: This means to place your nails below the water.

Choice of Words: Put is a verb that means to place something somewhere. Nails are the hard parts on the ends of your fingers and toes. Under means below something. Water is a liquid that we drink and use to clean things. When you put them together, "Put your nails under the water" means to place your nails below the water.

Clean your nails in the water.

Meaning: This means to make your nails free of dirt or other unwanted things using water.

Choice of Words: Clean is a verb that means to make something free of dirt or other unwanted things. Nails are the hard parts on the ends of your fingers and toes. In means inside something. Water is a liquid that we drink and use to clean things. When you put them together, "Clean your nails in the water" means to make your nails free of dirt or other unwanted things using water.

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