paw

noun/pɔ/

Frequency rank: #7,865 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

the foot of an animal that has claws or nails.

Illustration for the English word “paw”

Example sentence

The dog lifted its paw and placed it gently on my knee.

Synonyms & related words

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