Paw: alternatives and connections

An act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing, or touching, with tenderness.

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The extreme part; the utmost limit; the farthest or remotest point or part; as, the extremities of a country.

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To treat or handle with tenderness or in a loving manner; to caress; as, a nurse fondles a child.

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The terminal part of the leg of man or an animal; esp., the part below the ankle or wrist; that part of an animal upon which it rests when standing,…

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Serving to gratify; agreeable.

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To rub over the surface of (something) with a sharp or rough instrument; to rub over with something that roughens by removing portions of the surface…

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The hand with the fingers doubled into the palm; the closed hand, especially as clinched tightly for the purpose of striking a blow.

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of Leave

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Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.

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To come in contact with; to hit or strike lightly against; to extend the hand, foot, or the like, so as to reach or rest on.

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The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder to the hand; also, the corresponding limb of a monkey.

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Of or pertaining to the family Canidae, or dogs and wolves; having the nature or qualities of a dog; like that or those of a dog.

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An animal of various species of the genera Felis and Lynx. The domestic cat is Felis domestica. The European wild cat (Felis catus) is much larger th…

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Catlike; of or pertaining to the genus Felis, or family Felidae; as, the feline race; feline voracity.

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Belonging to man or mankind; having the qualities or attributes of a man; of or pertaining to man or to the race of man; as, a human voice; human sha…

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A human being; -- opposed tobeast.

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Any round or roundish body or mass; a sphere or globe; as, a ball of twine; a ball of snow.

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One of the five terminating members of the hand; a digit; esp., one of the four extermities of the hand, other than the thumb.

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That part of the skeleton of the hand or forefoot between the carpus and phalanges. In man it consists of five bones. See Illust. of Artiodactyla.

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A footpath; a road.

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The inner and somewhat concave part of the hand between the bases of the fingers and the wrist.

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Of or pertaining to the thenar; corresponding to thenar; palmar.

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That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other animals; manus; paw. See Manus.

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A mitten; also, a covering for the wrist and hand and not for the fingers.

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