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All claw synonyms

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noun claw

  • tentacle β€” Zoology. any of various slender, flexible processes or appendages in animals, especially invertebrates, that serve as organs of touch, prehension, etc.; feeler.
  • paw β€” father; pa.
  • fingernail β€” the nail at the end of a finger.
  • talon β€” a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
  • nipper β€” a person or thing that nips.
  • crook β€” A crook is a dishonest person or a criminal.
  • hook β€” a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
  • barb β€” A barb is a sharp curved point near the end of an arrow or fish-hook which makes it difficult to pull out.
  • spur β€” a batch of newly made rag-paper sheets.
  • unguis β€” a nail, claw, or hoof.
  • clapperclaw β€” to claw or scratch with the hands and nails
  • fang β€” one of the long, sharp, hollow or grooved teeth of a venomous snake by which poison is injected.
  • manus β€” Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
  • grapnel β€” a device consisting essentially of one or more hooks or clamps, for grasping or holding something; grapple; grappling iron.
  • grappler β€” to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple.
  • nail β€” a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
  • cant hook β€” a heavy wooden lever with a blunt tip and a hinged hook near the end: used by lumbermen in handling logs
  • retractile β€” capable of being drawn back or in, as the head of a tortoise; exhibiting the power of retraction.
  • ungula β€” Botany. an unguis.

verb claw

  • scratch β€” to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
  • dig β€” to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
  • rip β€” to cut or tear apart in a rough or vigorous manner: to rip open a seam; to rip up a sheet.
  • itch β€” to have or feel a peculiar tingling or uneasy irritation of the skin that causes a desire to scratch the part affected: My nose itches.
  • tear β€” the act of tearing.
  • open β€” not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
  • scrap β€” a fight or quarrel: She got into a scrap with her in-laws.
  • lacerate β€” to tear roughly; mangle: The barbed wire lacerated his hands.
  • scrape β€” to deprive of or free from an outer layer, adhering matter, etc., or to smooth by drawing or rubbing something, especially a sharp or rough instrument, over the surface: to scrape a table to remove paint and varnish.
  • hurt β€” to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
  • break β€” When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
  • graze β€” to touch or rub something lightly, or so as to produce slight abrasion, in passing: to graze against a rough wall.
  • mangle β€” to smooth or press with a mangle.
  • maul β€” a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
  • scrabble β€” to scratch or scrape, as with the claws or hands.
  • pierce β€” to penetrate into or run through (something), as a sharp, pointed dagger, object, or instrument does.
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