hooklike
Shaped for catching
Hooklike describes something resembling a hook in shape—curved or bent at the end in a way that could catch or hold: hooklike claws, a hooklike nose, hooklike projections on the stem.
The word appears mainly in technical or descriptive contexts where precision about shape matters.
Raptor's curved nail
- clawCurved animal nail
- beakHorny avian mouthpart
- mandibleLower facial bone
- proboscisElongated animal head appendage
tendril · thorn · spine · appendage · digit · finger · toe · tentacle
Securing device that clicks
buckle · toggle · catch · clamp · closure · connector · coupling · link
Smoothly bent, not angular
- crescentCurved sickle-like arc
- arcCurved line segment
- bendCurve or flex
- bowRespectful forward inclination
curve · loop · semicircle · barbed · crooked · incurved · recurved · aquiline
talon
Raptor's curved nail
proboscis · tendril · thorn · spine · appendage · digit · finger · toe · tentacle · barb
clasp
Securing device that clicks
snap · buckle · toggle · catch · clamp · closure · connector · coupling · link · hanger
curved
Smoothly bent, not angular
bow · curve · loop · semicircle · barbed · crooked · incurved · recurved · aquiline · bent
prehensile
Adapted for grasping
snagging · catching · latching · snaring · seizing · clinging · anchoring · securing · ensnaring · grabbing
gaff
Barbed fishing pole
ice-axe · pick · sickle · scythe · billhook · meathook · boathook · pothook · buttonhook