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clause, claws
clause (KLAWZ) (noun)
Part of a compound sentence which includes a subject and verb: Shelly set off the clause in her sentence with quotation marks to highlight its importance.
claws (KLAWZ) (noun)
Sharp nails at the end of the foot of an animal or at the end of a limb; such as, a crab: The banquet included Alaskan crab claws as a special treat.
The eagle was carrying a rabbit in its sharp claws.
The opera diva always had a clause in her contract that stipulated that she would be served crab claws on ice after each concert.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group C; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc.
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