NOUN | animal | paw | a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped |
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body | paw, hand, manus, mitt | the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb | |
VERB | contact | paw | scrape with the paws |
contact | paw | touch clumsily |
Sounds | pao' | |
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Rhymes | papaw |
Meaning | A clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped. | |
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Part of | canine, canid | Any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles |
feline, felid | Any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws | |
Parts | pad | The fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger |
Narrower | forepaw | front paw |
Broader | animal foot, foot | The pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings |
Spanish | garra | |
Catalan | garra | |
Verbs | paw | scrape with the paws |
Meaning | The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb. | |
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Synonyms | hand, manus, mitt | |
Part of | arm | A human limb |
homo, man, human being, human | Any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage | |
Parts | ball | A more or less rounded anatomical body or mass |
digital arteries, arteria digitalis | arteries in the hand and foot that supply the fingers and toes | |
finger | Any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb) | |
intercapitular vein, vena intercapitalis | veins connecting the dorsal and palmar veins of the hand or the dorsal and plantar veins of the foot | |
metacarpal artery, arteria metacarpea | dorsal and palmar arteries of the hand | |
metacarpal vein, vena metacarpus | dorsal and palmar veins of the hand | |
metacarpus | The part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges | |
palm, thenar | The inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers | |
Narrower | fist, clenched fist | A hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting) |
hooks, meat hooks, maulers | large strong hand (as of a fighter) | |
left, left hand | The hand that is on the left side of the body | |
right, right hand | The hand that is on the right side of the body | |
Broader | extremity | That part of a limb that is farthest from the torso |
Spanish | mano, manus, palma, pata, zarpa | |
Catalan | mà, manus | |
Verbs | paw | touch clumsily |
Meaning | scrape with the paws. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "The bear pawed the door" | |
Broader | scrape, grate | scratch repeatedly |
Spanish | dar zarpazos | |
Catalan | donar urpadas | |
Nouns | paw | a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped |
Meaning | touch clumsily. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "The man tried to paw her" | |
Entails | touch | make physical contact with, come in contact with |
Broader | caress, fondle | touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner |
Spanish | manosear, toquetear | |
Nouns | paw | the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb |
pawer | a person who handles or caresses in a clumsy or overfamiliar manner |
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