claw
/klɔ/ noun B2- A curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
- A foot equipped with such.
- The pincer (chela) of a crustacean or other arthropod.
- A mechanical device resembling a claw, used for gripping or lifting.
- A human fingernail, particularly one extending well beyond the fingertip.
- A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, such as the base of petals of the pink.
- The act of catching a ball overhand.
- A tree with one internal vertex and three leaves.
Plural claws
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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are good; but they lack both claws and teeth such as we have.”
“That’s why he nearly blunted my claws,” said the Lion.
“They are monstrous beasts with bodies like bears and heads like tigers,” replied the Lion, “and with claws so long and sharp that they could tear me in two as easily as I could kill Toto.
With one blow of his paw he sent the Scarecrow spinning over and over to the edge of the road, and then he struck at the Tin Woodman with his sharp claws.
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