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paw

[paw] / pɔ /
NOUN
appendage of certain animals, usually the foot
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The treated mice also moved more normally and placed more weight on the paw attached to the injured leg than untreated animals did.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Though a brace was used, it became clear to Crimson’s caretakers that his paw couldn’t bear weight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

One story is told in rhyming couplets and another is conveyed entirely in images of paw and footprints.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

"Symbolic marriage certificate" reads the document, with a special space denoting "paw print of your furry friend."

From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026

With all that soft padding on the jaws of the trap, it probably wouldn’t hurt a monkey’s paw at all.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

These hairs are especially common behind the ears, beneath the lips, and near the base of the paws.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026

The charity also recommends the pavement test: if you can't comfortably hold your hand on the ground for five seconds, it's too hot for your dog's paws, external.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

If she wants to go outside, she dramatically paws at the mirror, then tries to punch it with all her might, for some reason.

From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2026

They owe their movie-theater aroma to their urine, which gets on their padded paws and tail, according to zoo officials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

We stopped twice to dig it out of their paws.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

Unwilling to limit themselves to literature, cats have successfully pawed their way into a wide range of artistic mediums.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

I pawed through the outer lands of my mother’s closet before asking if I could alter a navy trapeze-style dress she no longer wore.

From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026

They’ve pawed and snorted over terms of a debate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2023

A front-end loader pawed at a pile of scrap metal several stories high and heaped all the way to the river’s edge.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2019

Behind Taran, Melyngar whinnied and pawed the ground frantically.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

It was a cagey start with both seemingly intent on a scouting mission, Crocker pawing his right hand as Donovan missed with some early shots but did land late in the round.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2025

Sunday’s most intriguing sporting event won’t be Ravens versus the Bills, or Lions pawing at Packers, or even the Jets facing off against their former yoga instructor, Aaron Rodgers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2025

These are not easy shoes to step into, but Foster spends much of her time onstage barefoot, pawing her way into the part with those dirty, bare-soled, hilariously expressive feet of hers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024

All he’s doing with this feral pawing for a message is frittering that away.

From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2024

Camille jumps off the sofa bed and starts pawing through her pile of clothes.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller


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