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Plural of claw

regular plural

The plural of claw is claws.

Forms of claw

Singularclaw /klɔ/
Pluralclaws /klɔːz/
Countablecountable

Claws in a sentence

  • Once that bank gets its claws into you, it doesn't let go easily.From the entry get one's claws into
  • That cat will always get its claws out when it sees a mouse.From the entry get one's claws out
  • You'd better watch out: she's got her claws out for you.From the entry get one's claws out
  • The cat’s sharp claws raked the side of my face.From the entry rake
  • A cat can protract and retract its claws.From the entry protract

Meaning of claw

  1. noun A curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
  2. noun A foot equipped with such.
  3. noun The pincer (chela) of a crustacean or other arthropod.

Full definition of claw

Questions about the plural of claw

What is the plural of claw?
The plural of claw is claws.
Is claw countable?
Claw is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: claw (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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