| NOUN | animal | paw | a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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' | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | papaw | |
| Meaning | A clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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