clawed

Equipped with talons

Clawed describes something equipped with claws—the sharp, curved nails of animals like cats, birds of prey, or crabs.

A clawed foot on antique furniture mimics an animal's grip.

The word also works as a past tense: The cat clawed the furniture.

To claw back is to recover something with effort: They clawed back their losses.

raptors

eagle

Large predatory bird

falconSwift bird of prey
hawkTaloned predatory bird
ospreyFish-catching bird of prey

vulture · owl · kestrel · condor · harpy · peregrine · goshawk · buzzard · kite · merlin

wounds

scratch

Superficial wound or mark

abrasionShallow surface wound
gougeConcave carving blade
lacerationTorn, ragged wound

scrape · gash · slash · tear · rip · scar · wound · graze · furrow · mark

sharpness

razor-sharp

Extremely fine-edged

pointedTapering to a tip
serratedHaving toothlike projections
piercingPenetrating or very sharp

curved · hooked · retractable · keen · honed · barbed · needle-like · recurved · extended · bared

animals

paw

Animal's clawed foot

felineOf or like cats
pantherLarge dark wildcat
lynxTufted-eared wild feline

leopard · tiger · lion · bear · wolverine · badger · otter · raccoon · reptile · lizard

predation

lion

Maned African feline

tigerLarge striped Asian feline
pantherLarge dark wildcat
leopardSpotted African wild cat

cougar · jaguar · cheetah · wolf · bear · crocodile · alligator · hyena · ambush · pounce

Categories

reptile traitsscaly, cold-blooded, slithering, forked tongue, shedding skin
bird traitsfeathered, plumed, plumage, plumaged, beaky
bird featuresbeak, bill, plumage, feathered, winged
body part traitsbent, bony, bruised, calloused, crooked
shapeshiftersshapeshifter, werewolf, shape-shifting, lycanthrope, skinwalker

Opposites

appendage type

clawedhoofed

Having hard feet

hooved · ungulate · webbed · flippered · finned

physical condition (from injury)

clawedhealed

Returned to health

mended · unscratched · intact · unmarked · uninjured

armament/defense

Having no weapons

unclawed · clawless · declawed · blunt · defenseless

Phrases

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

Family

claw, claws, clawing, declaw, declawed, declaws, declawing, unclawed

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