A medium what am I riddle
I can be long or short, painted or left bare, and you keep me at the tips of your fingers. What am I?
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You trim me now and then.
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Fingernails
Also accepted: nails, fingernail, a fingernail.
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What is the answer to the riddle "I can be long or short, painted or left bare, and you keep me at the tips of your fingers. What am I?"
The answer is Fingernails. You trim me now and then.
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It is rated medium. It takes a moment of thinking, and the hint usually unlocks it.
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