claw

About 1.45 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
2. noun A foot equipped with such.
3. noun The pincer (chela) of a crustacean or other arthropod.
4. noun A mechanical device resembling a claw, used for gripping or lifting.
5. noun A human fingernail, particularly one extending well beyond the fingertip.
6. noun A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, such as the base of petals of the pink.
7. noun The act of catching a ball overhand.
8. noun A tree with one internal vertex and three leaves.

Similar words

unguis chela pincer nipper hook paw leg hand gopher talon

Often followed by

of and at is marks hammer on feet to

Word family

clawed clawing clawlike claws