NOUN | animal | claw | sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles |
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artifact | claw, hook | a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something | |
animal | claw, chela, nipper, pincer | a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods | |
animal | claw | a bird's foot | |
VERB | motion | claw | move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging |
contact | claw | clutch as if in panic | |
contact | claw | scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails | |
communication | claw | attack as if with claws |
Sounds | klao' | |
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Rhymes | bylaw ... Wroclaw: 8 rhymes with lao... |
Meaning | sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles. | |
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Narrower | bear claw | claw of a bear |
talon | A sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey | |
Broader | horny structure, unguis | Any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin |
Spanish | garra, uña | |
Catalan | garra, urpa | |
Adjectives | ungual | of or relating to a nail or claw or hoof |
Verbs | claw | scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails |
Meaning | A mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something. | |
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Synonym | hook | |
Part of | coat hanger, clothes hanger, dress hanger | A hanger that is shaped like a person's shoulders and used to hang garments on |
grapnel, grapple, grappler, grappling hook, grappling iron | A tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding | |
Narrower | anchor, ground tackle | A mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving |
pothook | An S-shaped hook to suspend a pot over a fire | |
tenterhook | One of a series of hooks used to hold cloth on a tenter | |
Broader | mechanical device | mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles |
Spanish | gancho, garfio, garra | |
Catalan | ganxo, garfi, garra |
Meaning | A grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods. | |
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Synonyms | chela, nipper, pincer | |
Part of | crustacean | Any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton |
Broader | extremity, appendage, member | An external body part that projects from the body |
Spanish | pinza | |
Catalan | pinça | |
Verbs | claw | scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails |
Meaning | A bird's foot. | |
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Broader | bird's foot | The foot of a bird |
Verbs | claw | scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails |
Meaning | Move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP | |
Example | "They clawed their way to the top of the mountain" | |
Broader | make, work | proceed along a path |
Spanish | arañar, garrar, trepar |
Meaning | Clutch as if in panic. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
Example | "She clawed the doorknob" | |
Broader | seize, prehend, clutch | take hold of |
Spanish | agarrar |
Meaning | scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP | |
Narrower | clapperclaw | claw with the nails |
Broader | scratch, scrape, scratch up | cut the surface of |
Spanish | arañar | |
Catalan | arpar, esgarrapar, unglejar | |
Nouns | claw | sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles |
claw | a bird's foot | |
claw | a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods |
Meaning | attack as if with claws. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Example | "The politician clawed his rival" | |
Broader | attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault | attack in speech or writing |
Spanish | despedazar |
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