clawlike
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5.4
- adjective
- /ˈklɔːˌlaɪk/
- She was a stylish, silk-clad skeleton of a woman with clawlike hands, which she stretched toward Delia beseechingly.
- clawlike hand
- clawlike fingers
Examples
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I expect you know about tarsal segments: the tiny hairs with clawlike structures that grip microscopic irregularities on an apparently smooth surface.
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"She sighed, gesturing irritably with a clawlike hand.
Fiction book (1990) -
Hands gripped him from behind, scaly hands, clawlike hands, and hair coarse as straw blew across his face.
Fiction book (1999) -
"Flora made a scornful gesture with a clawlike hand cured by the Florida sun into pemmican.
Fiction book (1998) -
"Did all your trainers die, Master Ob, or did you simply discard them before it was too late?" Ob slumped to the carpeted floor, his fingers clenched in a clawlike grasp.
Fiction book (2000) -
The boss grips the boy's neck in his clawlike hand and walks him to the door.
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Below us, the clawlike fingers of the Musandam Peninsula glow orange with the setting sun.
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Hands gripped him from behind, scaly hands, clawlike hands, and hair coarse as straw blew across his face.
Synonyms
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3.3
Having sharp, curved nails like a cat or bird that grab and scratch
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4.2
Having a curved, pointed shape like a claw
Having parts shaped like claws, as in some paws or flower petals
Having nails or parts shaped like claws
Relating to the nails, claws, or hooves of animals
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Clawlike comes from the simple word claw (the curved, sharp nail on a bird or animal's foot) and the ending -like, which means 'similar to'. So clawlike means 'looking like a claw' or 'having the shape of a claw', which is why we use it for fingers, talons, or objects that are sharp and curved.