teeth

[teeth]

noun

1. plural of tooth.

teeth

/ tiːθ /

noun

1. the plural of tooth

2. the most violent part

   the teeth of the gale

3. the power to produce a desired effect

   that law has no teeth

4. See skin

5. to become engrossed in

6. in direct opposition to; against

   in the teeth of violent criticism he went ahead with his plan

7. to threaten, esp in a defensive manner

8. to the greatest possible degree

   armed to the teeth

Other Word Forms

• teethless adjective

Idioms and Phrases

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.

Example Sentences

England survived by the skin of their teeth however and, after being edged out of a string of tight matches in 2024, they have found a happy habit of emerging from the end game victorious.

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As a result, most of what survives are their teeth, which are shed continuously and accumulate on ancient sea floors.

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Guidelines recommend that people brush their teeth twice at day.

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The shark’s skin, we are told, is covered with triangular “denticles” rather than scales—essentially modified teeth.

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"It's just a wild group of painted faces with good teeth."

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