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pawless

Syllables: paw·less/ˈpɔːləs/

pawless adjective: without paws.

Adjective

pawless (not comparable)

  1. Without paws.
    • My unpleasant vision of a pawless bear cramped in his cage gave way to a vision of whole families of bears roaming free in the hills, on sore feet.1998, Clifford N. Matthews, Oswald Cheung, Dispersal and renewal: Hong Kong University during the war years, page 362

Origin of pawless

From paw + -less.

Words that rhyme with pawless

Questions about pawless

What does pawless mean?
Pawless means without paws.
What part of speech is pawless?
Pawless is an adjective.
How do you pronounce pawless?
Pawless is pronounced /ˈpɔːləs/.

Words near pawless in the dictionary

  1. Pawlak
  2. Pawlaks
  3. Pawle
  4. pawled
  5. Pawleena
  6. pawless
  7. Pawlet
  8. Pawlett
  9. Pawley
  10. Pawleys
  11. pawlice

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