1. Noun
A sharp, hooked nail, as of a beast or bird.
2. Noun
The whole foot of an animal armed with hooked nails; the pinchers of a lobster, crab, etc.
3. Noun
Anything resembling the claw of an animal, as the curved and forked end of a hammer for drawing nails.
4. Noun
A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, as the base of petals of the pink.
5. Noun
To pull, tear, or scratch with, or as with, claws or nails.
6. Noun
To relieve from some uneasy sensation, as by scratching; to tickle; hence, to flatter; to court.
7. Noun
To rail at; to scold.
8. Verb
To scrape, scratch, or dig with a claw, or with the hand as a claw.
9. Noun
a bird's foot
Vocabulary classified under Nature and environment
10. Noun
sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
Vocabulary classified under Nature and environment
11. Noun
a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
Vocabulary classified under Nature and environment
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