a, l, p, w are letters that make 'pawl'
PA, Pa, paw, awl, pa are words within 'pawl'
spawl, pawls are words created by adding a letter to 'pawl'
1 possible definitions for 'pawl'
Under this definition, pawl is a noun and has the following properties:
detent, click, dog have the same meaning as 'pawl'
'pawl' can be a type of catch, stop.
'pawl' can be a part of ratchet, rachet, ratch.