Word Meaning

claws definition and meaning

n. A sharp, hooked nail, as of a beast or bird.
n. The whole foot of an animal armed with hooked nails; the pinchers of a lobster, crab, etc.
n. Anything resembling the claw of an animal, as the curved and forked end of a hammer for drawing nails.
n. A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, as the base of petals of the pink.
n. To pull, tear, or scratch with, or as with, claws or nails.
n. To relieve from some uneasy sensation, as by scratching; to tickle; hence, to flatter; to court.
n. To rail at; to scold.
v. i. To scrape, scratch, or dig with a claw, or with the hand as a claw.

Crossword clues for claws

- a triangular or hook shaped finger bone
- Crab's leg
- Crab’s pincer
- Gouge
- Hooked nail
- Pincer
- Scratch
- Talon
- Animal's curved nails
- Cat's nails
- Nippers
- Tentacles