paw
English Thesaurus
1. a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | animal foot, foot, |
| definition | : | the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | forepaw, |
| definition | : | front paw; analogous to the human hand (noun.animal) |
| part holonym | : | pad, |
| definition | : | the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger (noun.animal) |
| part meronym | : | canid, canine, |
| definition | : | any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles (noun.animal) |
| part meronym | : | felid, feline, |
| definition | : | any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws (noun.animal) |
2. the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | extremity, |
| definition | : | that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | clenched fist, fist, |
| definition | : | a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting) (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | right, right hand, |
| definition | : | the hand that is on the right side of the body (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | left, left hand, |
| definition | : | the hand that is on the left side of the body (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | palm, thenar, |
| definition | : | the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | finger, |
| definition | : | any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb) (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | ball, |
| definition | : | a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | metacarpus, |
| definition | : | the part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | homo, human, human being, man, |
| definition | : | any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage (noun.animal) |
| part meronym | : | arm, |
| definition | : | a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb (noun.body) |
3. touch clumsily (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | caress, fondle, |
| definition | : | touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner (verb.contact) |
| entail | : | touch, |
| definition | : | make physical contact with, come in contact with (verb.contact) |
4. scrape with the paws (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | grate, scrape, |
| definition | : | scratch repeatedly (verb.contact) |
5. a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped (noun.animal)
| derivation | : | paw, |
| definition | : | scrape with the paws (verb.contact) |
6. the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb (noun.body)
| derivation | : | paw, |
| definition | : | touch clumsily (verb.contact) |
7. touch clumsily (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | hand, manus, mitt, paw, |
| definition | : | the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | pawer, |
| definition | : | a person who handles or caresses in a clumsy or overfamiliar manner (noun.person) |
8. scrape with the paws (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | paw, |
| definition | : | a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped (noun.animal) |
9. a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped (noun.animal)
| derivation | : | paw, |
| definition | : | scrape with the paws (verb.contact) |
10. the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb (noun.body)
| derivation | : | paw, |
| definition | : | touch clumsily (verb.contact) |
11. touch clumsily (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | hand, manus, mitt, paw, |
| definition | : | the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | pawer, |
| definition | : | a person who handles or caresses in a clumsy or overfamiliar manner (noun.person) |
12. scrape with the paws (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | paw, |
| definition | : | a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped (noun.animal) |
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