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paw

/pɔ/noun, verb1 syllable

Paw means: the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.

Synonyms for paw18

noun, as in the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

hand, manus, mitt

also used for paw

foot, ayr, ba, baba, da, dad, dada, daddio, daddy, father, feel up, fiddle, fondle, grope, palpate

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What does paw mean?4

noun

1

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb“he had the hands of a surgeon”

2

a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped

verb

1

scrape with the paws“The bear pawed the door”

2

touch clumsily“The man tried to paw her”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with paw?14

one syllable

lawsawdrawawshawstrawjawflawclawthawdawhawmaw

two syllables

withdraw
Show 40 near rhymes
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Paw in a sentence

  • Thanks to strong paws and long claws, wolverines can easily climb trees.Chus
  • Kangaroos have two small forepaws and two large, strong hind paws.Serveto
  • The cat likes fish, but it doesn't like getting its paws wet.DJ_Saidez
  • The cat likes fish, but doesn't like getting its paws wet.CK
  • The earthworm has no paws, claws, teeth, or snout, but nevertheless it digs galleries.sangelo
  • I don't want to be made a cat's paw.unknown
  • I saw a dog with one paw bandaged.CK
  • The pigeon flew away with a message attached to his paw.Sifaks

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of paw

as a noun

plural
paws

as a verb

past tense
pawed
present participle
pawing
third-person singular
paws
past participle
pawed