claw
noun
a sharp, usually curved, nail on the foot of an animal, as on a cat, dog, or bird.
claws
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pluralof claw.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof claw (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
clawnouna sharp, usually curved, nail on the foot of an animal, as on a cat, dog, or bird.
Example Sentences
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Aesthetes had been howling about the Freedom 250 set, a soaring, 92-foot tall structure which resembled one of those arcade machine claws in which you try and fail to grab a stuffed hippopotamus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
A bear with teeth and claws, as he once put it.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
Their analysis showed that the claws of this fossil bug were strikingly different from those found in other insects.
From Science Daily ● May 25, 2026
Grizzly bears, which can kill and eat large prey like elk and moose, often weigh twice as much as black bears, have larger claws and are considerably more aggressive.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
“Vicious claws, maybe? Razor-sharp weapons slashing about? Just the sound of them cutting through the air gives me chills.”
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
