How to spell claw

Claw is spelled C-L-A-W.

hear itclaw/klɔ/nounLong vowels

What it means: A sharp, curved nail on an animal's foot.

In a sentence: The cat stretched out its paw to show its sharp claw.

Same family: claws, clawed, clawing, claw-like, clawhammer. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Claw comes from Old English "clawu," meaning a hook or talon. The word has been used for both animal feet and hooked tools for over a thousand years, which is why many modern tools copy the curved ‘claw’ shape.

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paw · shawl · jaw · fawn · saw

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