extremity vs paw

extremity and paw both are nouns.

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

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

Other hyponyms of extremity include pedal extremity, vertebrate foot, hand, manus, mitt, finger, toe.

extremity (noun)	paw (noun)
an external body part that projects from the body	a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso	the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
the outermost or farthest region or point
the greatest or utmost degree
an extreme condition or state (especially of adversity or disease)

extremity (verb)	paw (verb)
	touch clumsily
	scrape with the paws