Plural of paw
regular plural
The plural of paw is paws.
Forms of paw
| Singular | paw /pɔː(ɹ)/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | paws /pɔːz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Paws in a sentence
- Get your grubby paws off my things!
- This “merwolf” used the claws of its webbed paws to scale the strut.2021, P. Benjamin Mains, The Phoenix Rises: Beyond Imagination, number 1, FriesenPress, →ISBN, page 235. From the entry merwolf
- He saw them pulling soft weeds and holding juicy roots in their tiny paws to eat.2020, Louise Erdrich, The Night Watchman, Corsair (2021), page 442. From the entry muskrat
- Chicken feet or chicken paws have a high fat content without much meat.2011, Frank Flanders, Exploring Animal Science, →ISBN, page 611. From the entry chicken paw
- Once a worthless by-product, chicken paws or feet have become a major U.S. export (see Figure 26-3).2011, Frank Flanders, Exploring Animal Science, →ISBN, page 611. From the entry chicken paw
Meaning of paw
- noun The soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot.
- noun A hand.
- verb Of an animal, to dig through (something, such as a garbage can) with paws.
Questions about the plural of paw
- What is the plural of paw?
- The plural of paw is paws.
- Is paw countable?
- Paw is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: paw (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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