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talon Definition

talon (talən)

noun

  1. the claw of a bird of prey or, sometimes, of an animal
  2. a human finger or hand when like a claw in appearance or grasp
  3. the part of the bolt of a lock upon which the key presses as it is turned
  4. in card games, the stock remaining after the cards are dealt
  5. Archit. an ogee molding

Etymology: ME, talon, claw < OFr, heel, spur < VL *talo < L talus, ankle

talon Related Forms
tal·oned adjective
talon Synonyms

talon

n.

spur, clutches, nail, hook; see claw.

talon Usage Examples

Possessives

  • eagle: The first, their eldest brother, has lion's paws and eagle's talons.

Converse of object

  • have: They have sharp talons ( claws ) with which they catch their prey.
  • curve: To do this raptors have very strong legs and powerful feet with very sharp curved talons.
  • outstretch: But 7E, very sensibly, remained on her perch, ducking as 08's outstretched talons whistled past again and again.
  • claw: Within moments, the gloom which surrounded everyone was filled with scaly wings, clawing talons, biting fangs, and foul stenches.

Adjective modifier

  • sharp: They have sharp talons ( claws ) with which they catch their prey.
  • long: The biggest fake one, with the long red talons, is Lea!
  • red: The biggest fake one, with the long red talons, is Lea!
  • powerful: The Sparrow Hawk flew dispassionately to nearby cover, grasping its tiny victim in powerful talons.
  • large: They are a large bird with a white underside and large talons, living solely on fish.
  • clammy: Posted in Diary, Writing on May 1st, 2005 by Graham Sleep releases me from it's clammy talons.

Modifies a noun

  • lineup: Community cards came the talon lineup ultraviolet part of beneath the spots.
  • tsi: Up percent last the talon tsi merely explain existing rendus march b.
  • robot: TALON robots can climb stairs and sustain falls and right themselves.

Noun used with modifier

  • fwd: Of tables near the fwd talon junior in darker than the.
  • eagle: Those eagle talons make the blood of the enemy run from the bright mountain.

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