Paw vs Pax - What's the difference?
paw | pax |
The soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot.
(humorous) A hand.
(of an animal) To go through something (such as a garbage can) with paws
(of an animal) To gently push on something with a paw.
(of an animal) To draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot.
* Bible, Job xxxix. 21
(by extension, of a human) To touch someone (with the hands) in a sexual way.
* August 17 1997 , Robert Spector, in misc.fitness.weights :
* October 26 1997 , Verbotene, quoted by Amy McWilliams, in rec.arts.tv.soaps.abc :
* July 18 2002 , Lurker Dave, in rec.arts.comics.marvel.universe :
(by extension, of a human) To clumsily dig through something.
A painted, stamped or carved tablet with a representation of Christ or the Virgin Mary, which was kissed by the priest during the Mass ("kiss of peace") and then passed to other officiating clergy and the congregation to be kissed. See also osculatory.
(informal, usually, in the plural) passenger; passengers
(informal, usually, in the plural, by extension, hospitality industry) guest (at an event or function)
As nouns the difference between paw and pax
is that paw is father; pa while pax is a painted, stamped or carved tablet with a representation of Christ or the Virgin Mary, which was kissed by the priest during the Mass ("kiss of peace") and then passed to other officiating clergy and the congregation to be kissed. See also osculatory.As a verb paw
is to go through something (such as a garbage can) with paws.As an interjection pax is
a cry for peace or truce in children's games.As a proper noun Pax is
latin name given to several peacetimes in human history.paw
English
Alternative forms
* paEtymology 1
The word probably has an origin in : see ‘pa’ .Synonyms
* (father :) pawpaw, pa, papa, father, dad, daddy, pappyHypernyms
* (father :) parentHyponyms
* (father :) step-pawCoordinate terms
* maw, brother, sis/sissyDerived terms
* pawpawEtymology 2
(etyl) pawe'', from (etyl) '' *''p?ta'' (compare Dutch ''poot'', Low German Pote, German ''Pfote''), from *''p?ton'' 'to put, stick, plant' (compare Dutch ''poten'' 'to plant'), from (etyl) 'paw'), Ancient Greek "????". More at put.Noun
(en noun)- Get your grubby paws off my things!
Synonyms
* (of a mammal :) hand, footHypernyms
* (foot of a mammal :) limb extremityMeronyms
* claw, fingerHolonyms
* limbCoordinate terms
* hoof, talonDerived terms
* paw (verb ) * pawprint(s) * catpawEtymology 3
From the noun paw'', meaning ''an animal's hand or foot .Verb
(en verb)- He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.
- IronMan used to be good in this way, back in the '80s. They wouldn't subscribe to the old, "Let's put a male bodybuilder with silicone babes pawing him" cover that's mainstay now.
- So, Katherine was out with Luke and they were both quite dolled up and swoon-worthy. Katherine fawned all over Luke and pawed him, but to what end? Was Stefan supposed to believe that Luke and Katherine have some sort of a thing going? What was the point of this display from Katherine's perspective?
- Subtlety is great, but what exactly happened with Jessica and the cop during sex that he locked her up afterwards? Also, what was the item she nicked from his shirt while she pawed him?