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Meanings of claw in English
The claw, talon or pincher is essentially a curved taper which is worn in stretched ear lobe piercings.
Synonyms
Examples for "talon"
Examples for "talon"
1
General Grant took the proffered talon and gently removed it from him.
2
Roland looked up to see an enormous clawed talon swipe toward him.
3
All night he labored, beak and talon, until the nest was ready.
4
The talon scratches were stark and red on her cheek and brow.
5
Occurrence of the labial talon cusp is rare in the dental literature.
1
I like to get good value, but I'm not a penny pincher.
2
Penny-pincher-in-chief Francis Maude would have the whole of Whitehall working this way.
3
Wouldn't she give the old penny-pincher hell if she had him here?
4
It certainly wasn't Tidy's fault if Pincher heard his request without enthusiasm.
5
Will's story comes from the far side of the grave, Pincher Martin-style.
Usage of claw in English
1
Belinda's hands claw, and so does the wind-whipped surface of the sea.
2
Before it finished falling, another was trying to claw its way past.
3
In Oman, investment companies rallied, helping Muscat's index claw back Wednesday's losses.
4
Even without looking, he knew the colo claw fish was in pursuit.
5
Has he come to try to claw back his shares in Kruger-Brent?
6
A powerful ebony claw reached up, out, and grabbed her left foot.
7
There is a peculiar poison in the claw which is highly dangerous.
8
E claw back some of the money spent on the independent sector.
9
Analysts see two possible paths for Neves to claw back into contention.
10
The under part of the claw was also of a pure white.
11
That may well include claw-backs, he told reporters after the annual meeting.
12
It proved decisive with Martínez Sánchez unable to claw the break back.
13
I looked past the carnage and really tried to see claw marks.
14
It's satisfying to watch your team claw their way up the rankings.
15
There were, in fact, no bear tooth or claw marks at all.
16
Then she became grave again, and laid a claw on my sleeve.
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Claw across language varieties
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common