Talon

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The claw of a bird of prey.
  • n. The similar claw of a predatory animal.
  • n. Something similar to or suggestive of an animal's claw.
  • n. The part of a lock that the key presses in order to shoot the bolt.
  • n. Games The part of the deck of cards in certain card games left on the table after the deal.
  • n. Architecture An ogee molding.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A sharp, hooked claw of a bird of prey or other predatory animal.
  • n. One of certain small prominences on the hind part of the face of an elephant's tooth.
  • n. A kind of moulding, concave at the bottom and convex at the top; an ogee. (When the concave part is at the top, it is called an inverted talon.)
  • n. The shoulder of the bolt of a lock on which the key acts to shoot the bolt.
  • n. In the card game bezique, the remaining stock of undealt cards.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The claw of a predaceous bird or animal, especially the claw of a bird of prey.
  • n. One of certain small prominences on the hind part of the face of an elephant's tooth.
  • n. A kind of molding, concave at the bottom and convex at the top; -- usually called an ogee.
  • n. The shoulder of the bolt of a lock on which the key acts to shoot the bolt.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The claw of a bird or other animal; specifically, the claw of a bird of prey.
  • n. A heel, or low cusp, of a tooth.
  • n. In architecture, same as ogee.
  • n. In locks, the shoulder on the bolt against which the key presses in shooting the bolt.
  • n. That part of a pack of cards which remains after the hands have been dealt; the stock.
  • n. The heel of the blade of a sword.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    claw   
    Variant
    ogee   
    Form
    taloned   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    nail    daw   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Alan    Allan    Allen    Mallon    alan    ballon    gallon    malon    mpg   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    beak    claw    fang    tusk    snout    maw    tentacle    hooves    jaw    barb