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teeth

[ teeth ]

/ tiθ /

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noun

plural of tooth.

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OTHER WORDS FROM teeth

teeth·less, adjective

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Definition for teeth (2 of 2)

tooth

[ tooth ]

/ tuθ /

noun, plural teeth.

(in most vertebrates) one of the hard bodies or processes usually attached in a row to each jaw, serving for the prehension and mastication of food, as weapons of attack or defense, etc., and in mammals typically composed chiefly of dentin surrounding a sensitive pulp and covered on the crown with enamel.

(in invertebrates) any of various similar or analogous processes occurring in the mouth or alimentary canal, or on a shell.

any projection resembling or suggesting a tooth.

one of the projections of a comb, rake, saw, etc.

Machinery.

any of the uniform projections on a gear or rack by which it drives, or is driven by, a gear, rack, or worm.
any of the uniform projections on a sprocket by which it drives or is driven by a chain.

Botany.

any small, toothlike marginal lobe.
one of the toothlike divisions of the peristome of mosses.

a sharp, distressing, or destructive attribute or agency.

taste, relish, or liking.

a surface, as on a grinding wheel or sharpening stone, slightly roughened so as to increase friction with another part.

a rough surface created on a paper made for charcoal drawing, watercolor, or the like, or on canvas for oil painting.

verb (used with object), toothed [tootht, toothd] /tuθt, tuðd/, tooth·ing [too-thing, -thing] /ˈtu θɪŋ, -ðɪŋ/.

to furnish with teeth.

to cut teeth upon.

verb (used without object), toothed [tootht, toothd] /tuθt, tuðd/, tooth·ing [too-thing, -thing] /ˈtu θɪŋ, -ðɪŋ/.

to interlock, as cogwheels.

Origin of tooth

before 900; Middle English; Old English tōth; cognate with Dutch tand, German Zahn, Old Norse tǫnn; akin to Gothic tunthus, Latin dēns, Greek odoús (Ionic odṓn), Sanskrit dánta

SYNONYMS FOR tooth

8 fondness, partiality, predilection.

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OTHER WORDS FROM tooth

tooth·like, adjective

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I took out my knife, my Ka-Bar, and knocked his teeth out, but they fell into his throat.
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For a while we sit quietly digging through pieces of fish, the tiny bones getting stuck in our teeth.
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She just rolled out from beneath that boat with a dagger between her teeth!
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Mr. Carlaw sighed, and stretched out his hand toward his sister; showed his teeth in a fierce grin, and shook a fist at her.
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To overcome this I made several blades with teeth as shown in the sketch.
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British Dictionary definitions for teeth (1 of 2)

teeth

/ (tiːθ) /

noun

the plural of tooth

the most violent partthe teeth of the gale

the power to produce a desired effectthat law has no teeth

by the skin of one's teeth See skin (def. 14)

get one's teeth into to become engrossed in

in the teeth of in direct opposition to; againstin the teeth of violent criticism he went ahead with his plan

show one's teeth to threaten, esp in a defensive manner

to the teeth to the greatest possible degreearmed to the teeth

British Dictionary definitions for teeth (2 of 2)

tooth

/ (tuːθ) /

noun plural teeth (tiːθ)

any of various bonelike structures set in the jaws of most vertebrates and modified, according to the species, for biting, tearing, or chewingRelated adjective: dental

any of various similar structures in invertebrates, occurring in the mouth or alimentary canal

anything resembling a tooth in shape, prominence, or functionthe tooth of a comb

any of the various small indentations occurring on the margin of a leaf, petal, etc

any one of a number of uniform projections on a gear, sprocket, rack, etc, by which drive is transmitted

taste or appetite (esp in the phrase sweet tooth)

long in the tooth old or ageing: used originally of horses, because their gums recede with age

tooth and nail with ferocity and forcewe fought tooth and nail

verb (tuːð, tuːθ)

(tr) to provide with a tooth or teeth

(intr) (of two gearwheels) to engage

Derived forms of tooth

toothless, adjectivetoothlike, adjective

Word Origin for tooth

Old English tōth; related to Old Saxon tand, Old High German zand, Old Norse tonn, Gothic tunthus, Latin dens

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Medical definitions for teeth (1 of 2)

teeth

[ tēth ]

n.

Plural oftooth

Medical definitions for teeth (2 of 2)

tooth

[ tōōth ]

n. pl. teeth (tēth)

One of a set of hard, bonelike structures rooted in sockets in the jaws of vertebrates, typically composed of a core of soft pulp surrounded by a layer of hard dentin that is coated with cement or enamel at the crown and used chiefly for biting or chewing food or as a means of attack or defense.

Scientific definitions for teeth

tooth

[ tōōth ]

Plural teeth (tēth)

Any of the hard bony structures in the mouth used to grasp and chew food and as weapons of attack and defense. In mammals and many other vertebrates, the teeth are set in sockets in the jaw. In fish and amphibians, they grow in and around the palate. See also dentition.

A similar structure in certain invertebrate animals.

Cultural definitions for teeth

tooth

A hard structure, embedded in the jaws of the mouth, that functions in chewing. The tooth consists of a crown, covered with hard white enamel; a root, which anchors the tooth to the jawbone; and a “neck” between the crown and the root, covered by the gum. Most of the tooth is made up of dentin, which is located directly below the enamel. The soft interior of the tooth, the pulp, contains nerves and blood vessels. Humans have molars for grinding food, incisors for cutting, and canines and bicuspids for tearing.

Idioms and Phrases with teeth (1 of 2)

teeth

see armed to the teeth; bare one's teeth; by the skin of one's teeth; cut one's teeth on; fed to the gills (teeth); fly in the face (teeth) of; give one's eyeteeth; gnash one's teeth; grit one's teeth; in the teeth of; kick in the pants (teeth); lie through one's teeth; like pulling teeth; scarce as hen's teeth; set one's teeth on edge; sink one's teeth into; to the teeth. Also see under tooth.

Idioms and Phrases with teeth (2 of 2)

tooth

In addition to the idiom beginning with tooth

tooth fairy

also see:

fight tooth and nail
fine-tooth comb
long in the tooth
sweet tooth

Also see underteeth.

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