claw
Feline toe weapon
A claw is the sharp, curved nail on an animal's toe—cats, birds, crabs, and lobsters all have claws.
The word extends to claw-shaped tools: the claw of a hammer extracts nails.
To claw is to scratch or tear with claws, or to grasp desperately: She clawed her way to the top.
To claw back is to recover something lost, often with difficulty.
Raptor's curved nail
- pincerGrasping claw organ
- nailMetal fastener or keratin plate
- hookCurved catching device
- digitSingle numeric character
paw · fang · beak · appendage · extremity · sheath · keratin · cuticle
Small furry housepet
- eagleLarge predatory bird
- bearLarge furry omnivore
- lobsterLarge marine shellfish
- crabPincer-bearing shellfish
raptor · lion · tiger · hawk · owl · panther · leopard · cougar
Tool for striking nails
- crowbarMetal prying lever
- prybarLever for forcing things
- extractorDevice for removal
- pullerOne who draws toward
gooseneck · jemmy · cultivator · rake · garden fork · demolition · nail puller · wrecking bar
talon
Raptor's curved nail
digit · paw · fang · beak · appendage · extremity · sheath · keratin · cuticle · retractable
scratch
Superficial wound or mark
rip · dig · clutch · seize · snatch · swipe · rake · lacerate · gouge · shred
cat
Small furry housepet
crab · raptor · lion · tiger · hawk · owl · panther · leopard · cougar · crustacean
hammer
Tool for striking nails
puller · gooseneck · jemmy · cultivator · rake · garden fork · demolition · nail puller · wrecking bar
crane
Lifter or wader
plush · carnival · fairground · joystick · mechanical · grip · toy · vending · amusement · skill game
pointed
Tapering to a tip
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
- razor-sharpExtremely fine-edged
- hookedDeeply dependent or bent
serrated · piercing · keen · jagged · barbed · cutting · incisive · honed · sharpened · lethal
- roboticsrobot, android, humanoid, robotic arm, servo
- animal feetpaw, paws, hoof, hooves, talons
- claw machineplush toy, stuffed animal, prize, crane arm, token
- clawstalons, talon, pincers, pincer, dewclaw
- gripperspincer, pincers, gripper, grippers, grabber
- gripping toolspliers, forceps, combination pliers, clamp, clamps
- bear clawsYeast pastry with almond filling
- claw machineCoin-operated prize grabber
- claw hammerTwo-headed nail tool
- crab clawCrustacean's grasping limb
- lobster clawCrustacean grasping limb
- claw clipHinged hair fastener
claws, clawed, clawing, declaw, clawlike, clawless, declawed, declaws, declawing