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tooth
[ tooth ]
/ tuθ /
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noun, plural teeth.
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.
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Idioms about tooth
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
OTHER WORDS FROM tooth
toothlike, adjectiveWords nearby tooth
Toorak tractor, to order, toorie, tooshie, toot, tooth, toothache, toothache tree, tooth and nail, tooth ax, toothbrush
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British Dictionary definitions for tooth
tooth
/ (tuːθ) /
noun plural teeth (tiːθ)
verb (tuːð, tuːθ)
(tr) to provide with a tooth or teeth
(intr) (of two gearwheels) to engage
Derived forms of tooth
toothless, adjectivetoothlike, adjectiveWord 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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Scientific definitions for tooth
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.
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Cultural definitions for tooth
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.
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