Claw
21claw — 1 noun (C) 1 a sharp curved nail on the toe of an animal or bird: The cat dug his claws into my leg. 2 get your claws into sb a) if a woman gets her claws into a man, she shows that she is determined to marry him b) to say unpleasant things about …
22claw — [[t]klɔ[/t]] n. 1) zool. a sharp, usu. curved, nail on the foot of an animal, as on a cat, dog, or bird 2) zool. a similar curved process at the end of the leg of an insect 3) zool. the pincerlike extremity of specific limbs of certain arthropods …
23claw — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English clawe, from Old English clawu hoof, claw; akin to Old Norse klō claw, and probably to Old English cliewen ball more at clew Date: before 12th century 1. a sharp usually slender and curved …
24Claw — Recorded as Claw, Clawe, Clawley, Clawsley, Clowley, Clousley, Clowsley and others, this is an English surname. It is locational but where from is a mystery as no such place in any of the known surname spellings has been found in the gazetters of …
25claw — noun 1》 a curved, pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot in birds, lizards, and some mammals. ↘either of a pair of small hooked appendages on an insect s foot. 2》 the pincer of a crab, scorpion, or other arthropod. 3》 a mechanical… …
26claw — /klɔ / (say klaw) noun 1. a sharp, usually curved, nail on the foot of an animal. 2. the foot of an animal armed with such nails. 3. any part or thing resembling a claw, as the cleft end of the head of a hammer. 4. the pincers of some shellfish… …
27claw — n. & v. n. 1 a a pointed horny nail on an animal s or bird s foot. b a foot armed with claws. 2 the pincers of a shellfish. 3 a device for grappling, holding, etc. v. 1 tr. & intr. scratch, maul, or pull (a person or thing) with claws. 2 tr. &… …
28claw — A sharp, slender, usually curved nail on the paw of an animal. [L. clavus, a nail] * * * claw klȯ n a sharp usu. slender and curved nail on the toe of an animal clawed klȯd adj * * * (klaw) 1. a nail of an animal, particularly a carnivore, that …
29claw — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. talon, nail, hook; pincer, nipper. See acquisition. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. talon, hook, nail, pincers, chela, tentacle, spur, fang, paw, grappling iron, grappling hook, forked end, clutching hand,… …
30claw — 1. noun 1) a bird s claw Syn: talon, nail; technical unguis 2) a crab s claw Syn: pincer, nipper; technical chela 2. verb her fingers clawed his shoulders Syn: scratch, lacerate …
