mitt vs paw

mitt and paw both are nouns.

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

As nouns, mitt and paw are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of mitt include hand, manus.

mitt (noun)	paw (noun)
the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball	a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb	the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

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