Meaning of Claw | Babel Free
klɔDefinitions
- A surname from Navajo.
- A curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
- A foot equipped with such.
- The pincer (chela) of a crustacean or other arthropod.
- A mechanical device resembling a claw, used for gripping or lifting.
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A human fingernail, particularly one extending well beyond the fingertip. colloquial
- A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, such as the base of petals of the pink.
- The act of catching a ball overhand.
- A tree with one internal vertex and three leaves.
Equivalents
Examples
“a narrow base, as the petals of a Rose, where the claw is very short”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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