claws
Feline foot weapons
Claws are the sharp, curved nails found on the feet of birds, reptiles, and many mammals, used for gripping, climbing, scratching, and capturing prey.
The term extends to similar grasping appendages on crustaceans like crabs and lobsters.
To claw is to scratch or tear at something: The cat clawed the furniture.
If you claw your way somewhere, you advance through determined struggle: She clawed her way to the top of the industry.
Hooked bird claws
- pincersGripping tool or claws
- nailsMetal fasteners, finger coverings
- digitsSingle-place numerals
- pawAnimal's clawed foot
hoof · fangs · beak · mandible · dewclaw · retractable · curved · hooked
Of or like cats
- canineOf or like dogs
- avianOf or concerning birds
- reptilianOf snakes and lizards
- crustaceanAquatic arthropod with exoskeleton
Sudden attack leap
Superficial wound or mark
- swipeQuick sliding motion
- rakeTined yard implement
- slashAngled line or swipe
- maulAttack with brutal force
attack · fight · lash · strike · ward · fend · threaten · brandish
Having toothlike projections
- pointedTapering to a tip
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- razor-sharpExtremely fine-edged
- hookedDeeply dependent or bent
curved · keen · honed · filed · needle-like · lacerating · slicing · shredding
talons
Hooked bird claws
paw · hoof · fangs · beak · mandible · dewclaw · retractable · curved · hooked · keratin
feline
Of or like cats
crustacean · bear · eagle · lobster · crab · cat · raptor · owl · hawk · badger
pounce
Sudden attack leap
capture · swoop · grasp · grip · seize · snatch · strike · tear · rip · kill
scratch
Superficial wound or mark
maul · attack · fight · lash · strike · ward · fend · threaten · brandish · bare
scratch
Superficial wound or mark
shred · laceration · wound · scar · gash · furrow · trail · damage · abrasion
serrated
Having toothlike projections
- pointedTapering to a tip
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- razor-sharpExtremely fine-edged
hooked · curved · keen · honed · filed · needle-like · lacerating · slicing · shredding · raking
grasp
Seize or understand
seize · clasp · snatch · cling · perch · latch · anchor · purchase · traction · climbing
- adaptationnatural selection, evolution, mimicry, camouflage, hibernation
- animal adaptationscamouflage, webbed feet, filter feeding, thick fur, blubber
- animal defensespoison, venom, toxin, toxins, horns
- animal featuresbeaks, scales, antlers, fur, ears
- animal feetpaw, paws, hoof, hooves, talons
- animal partsappendage, forelimb, hind leg, hind legs, hindlegs
- 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
claw, clawed, clawing, declaw, declawed, declawing, unclawed