| talon | | |
| n. (animal) | 1. talon | a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey. |
| ~ bird's foot | the foot of a bird. |
| ~ claw | sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles. |
| claw | | |
| n. (animal) | 1. claw | sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles. |
| ~ bear claw | claw of a bear; often used in jewelry. |
| ~ talon | a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey. |
| ~ horny structure, unguis | any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. claw, hook | a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something. |
| ~ anchor, ground tackle | a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving. |
| ~ clothes hanger, coat hanger, dress hanger | a hanger that is shaped like a person's shoulders and used to hang garments on. |
| ~ grapnel, grapple, grappling hook, grappling iron, grappler | a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope. |
| ~ mechanical device | mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles. |
| ~ pothook | an S-shaped hook to suspend a pot over a fire. |
| ~ tenterhook | one of a series of hooks used to hold cloth on a tenter. |
| n. (animal) | 3. chela, claw, nipper, pincer | a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods. |
| ~ crustacean | any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton. |
| ~ appendage, extremity, member | an external body part that projects from the body.; "it is important to keep the extremities warm" |
| n. (animal) | 4. claw | a bird's foot. |
| ~ bird's foot | the foot of a bird. |
| v. (motion) | 5. claw | move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging.; "They clawed their way to the top of the mountain" |
| ~ work, make | proceed along a path.; "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest" |
| v. (contact) | 6. claw | clutch as if in panic.; "She clawed the doorknob" |
| ~ clutch, prehend, seize | take hold of; grab.; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals" |
| v. (contact) | 7. claw | scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails. |
| ~ clapperclaw | claw with the nails. |
| ~ scratch up, scratch, scrape | cut the surface of; wear away the surface of. |
| v. (communication) | 8. claw | attack as if with claws.; "The politician clawed his rival" |
| ~ lash out, attack, assail, assault, snipe, round | attack in speech or writing.; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" |
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