What's the difference between claw and slaw?

Claw


Definition:

  • (n.) A sharp, hooked nail, as of a beast or bird.
  • (n.) The whole foot of an animal armed with hooked nails; the pinchers of a lobster, crab, etc.
  • (n.) Anything resembling the claw of an animal, as the curved and forked end of a hammer for drawing nails.
  • (n.) A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, as the base of petals of the pink.
  • (n.) To pull, tear, or scratch with, or as with, claws or nails.
  • (n.) To relieve from some uneasy sensation, as by scratching; to tickle; hence, to flatter; to court.
  • (n.) To rail at; to scold.
  • (v. i.) To scrape, scratch, or dig with a claw, or with the hand as a claw.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The present study includes six patients, (involving ten feet), who developed hallux varus and great toe clawing after McBride procedures were performed by various orthopedic surgeons.
  • (2) The euro clawed back some losses after the European Central Bank said it would absorb €16.5bn from the money markets to compensate for bond purchases up to 14 May, and Greece said it would receive the first tranche of emergency loans tomorrow.
  • (3) The carbohydrate compounds of the mucus of flask cells in the kidney of claw-frogs (Xenopus laevis) were studied by gold marked lectins (WGA, RCA, L, LCA, HPA, PNA).
  • (4) Westwood came within an inch of clawing back a shot with a firm, brave putt, but went to the 16th having to birdie his way to the clubhouse to pull off a minor miracle.
  • (5) The object of this study was to examine the effects of exogenous and endogenous prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) on the sexual behavior of female South African clawed frogs, Xenopus laevis.
  • (6) I used to love jumping into the mosh pit, then climbing back on stage with red claw marks all over my body."
  • (7) Other robots in the Boston Dynamics stable include Petman, a robot that tests humanoid chemical protective clothing; the wheeled SandFlea robot that can leap small buildings; a small six-legged robot capable of traversing rough terrain called RHex; and the RiSE robot capable of climbing vertical walls, trees and fences using feet with micro-claws.
  • (8) Stable claws develop in animals housed on floors with soft surfaces or under restricted movement.
  • (9) A novel and important observation made is that the different caffeine treatments affected the staining by alizarin of both claws and bones in a qualitatively and quantitatively similar manner.
  • (10) Quantitative and morphological data were obtained on developing olfactory axons in the African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis, during late premetamorphosis (stages 48-54), prometamorphosis (stages 55-57), and halfway through metamorphic climax (stages 58-62).
  • (11) A wooden block is glued to the sound claw and parenteral antibiotics are administered for four to six days.
  • (12) The field was taped off while a mechanical digger clawed at the ground, making parallel trenches in the sandy earth.
  • (13) Treatment utilized partial proximal phalangeal resection, with and without silicone single-stem implants, extensor hallucis longus tendon transfer to the great toe metatarsal, and interphalangeal joint arthrodesis, or tenodesis of the great toe to correct clawing.
  • (14) Tadpoles at stage 50 could regenerate toes and claws without defect, but in the later the regenerative capacity gradually declined by reducing the number of toes and claws and accompanied by malformation of skeleton as the stage proceeded.
  • (15) I am expert in navigating the systems, on clawing my way to some work and juggling the admin to stay in that work.
  • (16) Apart from plantar and palmar insensitivity which accounted for 17.91% and 17.24% of all deformities, the most frequent deformities were mobile claw hand 12.94%, plantar ulcers 10.78% and palmar ulcers 5.97% respectively.
  • (17) Then, just as the world starts to claw its way back to some kind of normality, they start kicking the props away.
  • (18) In medico cubital paralysis one must also cure the "cubital claw of the thumb".
  • (19) Bill Shorten has used the ALP conference to claw back some authority I Lenore Taylor Read more While the notion of a federal Icac has won support in the past from independents such Tony Windsor and senator Nick Xenophon, the major parties have shown a distinct lack of appetite for such a body.
  • (20) A claw amputation was performed because of the advanced destructive nature of the lesion.

Slaw


Definition:

  • (n.) Sliced cabbage served as a salad, cooked or uncooked.
  • () Alt. of Slawen

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Brussels sprout and ginger slaw Yotam Ottolenghi's brussels sprout and ginger slaw: 'Why anyone boils sprouts is one of life's great mysteries.'
  • (2) 2 Toss the rest of the ingredients apart from the nuts and the herbs in the dressing and let the slaw stand for 15 minutes.
  • (3) Food styling: Claire Ptak These are really good with the slaw below; for non-veggies, they're great with barbecued pork.
  • (4) Two Greedy Italians Eat Italy by Antonio Carluccio and Gennaro Contaldo (Quadrille) Red cabbage, pear, carrot and celery slaw with a lemon and maple dressing This chunky slaw in fresh herby maple dressing is perfect served with some pulled pork in a bun.
  • (5) Red cabbage slaw There are innumerable ways to go with slaws, but I like this fresh red cabbage version because it goes so well with vegetarian, fish and pork barbecue dishes, so covers all bases.
  • (6) Serves 4 as a side For the dressing 4 tbsp rapeseed oil 2 tsp maple syrup 1 tsp dijon mustard 1 lemon, juice only For the slaw ½ small red cabbage, finely sliced 1 nashi pear, quartered, cored, then thinly sliced 1 carrot, julienned (or roughly grated) 1 fennel bulb, tough outer leaves removed, thinly sliced 1 stick celery, thinly sliced ½ medium red onion, thinly sliced ½ small bunch dill, chopped ½ small bunch chervil, chopped ½ small bunch of mint, leaves finely sliced, small ones left whole for decoration 20g sunflower seeds, toasted 20g flaked almonds, toasted 1 First make the dressing by mixing the oil, maple syrup and mustard.
  • (7) Butterbean, feta and spring onion burgers Mary-Ellen McTague's butterbean, feta and spring onion burgers: 'Really good with the slaw below.'
  • (8) A rapid, significant reduction in type B6 coxsackievirus was observed in cole slaw.
  • (9) Root vegetable slaw with stilton I love the combination of stilton and vegetables, but this works without the cheese, if you prefer.
  • (10) My favourite: The Larder and The Delta from chef Stephen Jones, a sophisticated take on down-home southern cooking that can feature crispy brussels sprouts with fermented Fresno chilli vinaigrette or hauntingly fine fried chicken skin po’ boy with jalapeño apple slaw in a soft Hawaiian roll.
  • (11) You could also eat this with macaroni cheese or creamy mashed potatoes, with a fennel slaw on the side.
  • (12) 1 red cabbage 2 lemons, juiced 75ml good extra-virgin olive oil Salt Shred the cabbage as finely as possible, put in a bowl, cover and refrigerate until you're ready to serve – in my book, there's nothing worse than soggy slaw, so I dress it only at the last moment.
  • (13) Human illness and death have resulted from the consumption of milk, cheese, and cole slaw contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
  • (14) After all, it’s pretty hard to feel flat when you’ve sliced the veg thin and eaten them raw in a bright winter slaw.

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