cuspid

[kuhs-pid]

noun

1. (in humans) a tooth with a single projection point or elevation; canine.

cuspid

/ ˈkʌspɪd /

noun

1. a tooth having one point; canine tooth

Other Word Forms

• multicuspid noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cuspid¹

1735–45; < Latin cuspid- (stem of cuspis ) point

Example Sentences

She importuned Fred to notice the blood on the cuspid and to imagine the agony surrounding its expulsion from her mouth.

From Washington Post

She glued brackets to them, then attached those to what she’d called the “lateral” to the right, and the “upper left cuspid,” which is that tooth that looks like a fang.

From Literature

The lateral incisors, cuspids and bicuspids are still cone-shaped.

From Project Gutenberg

We have known of cases where cuspids, bicuspids, and molars have all been extracted.

From Project Gutenberg

The incisors, cuspids, and bicuspids, have each but one root.

From Project Gutenberg