caress vs paw

caress and paw both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
caress	Yes	No	Yes	No
paw	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, paw is a hyponym of caress; that is, paw is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than caress:

Other hyponyms of caress include grope, dandle, pet, chuck, pat, nose, nuzzle, pet, tickle.

caress (noun)	paw (noun)
a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it)	a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
	the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

caress (verb)	paw (verb)
touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner	touch clumsily
	scrape with the paws