: having teeth especially of a specified kind or number—often used in combination
fine-toothed
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebStep 2 Grab a wide-toothed comb or brush made for curly hair, and comb out the hair from the base of the hair to the end, then twist each section, so it doesn’t get stuck to another area of hair. Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 May 2022 Some animals, like toothed whales, use echolocation to find their prey. Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 June 2022 Only two animal groups are known to have perfected the ability: toothed whales (such as dolphins, orcas, and sperm whales) and bats. Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 13 June 2022 It’s where the confectioners and sweet-toothed creators of Providence’s nearby Plant City mold their craft. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2022 The name Meraxes comes from the moniker of a dragon in the famous Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin, a suitable name for a sharp-toothed dinosaur that weighed more than four tons. Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2022 The sharp-toothed satirist’s conservatism wasn’t doctrinaire, our critic writes.New York Times, 16 Feb. 2022 Details were slim about this photoshoot, but the youngster looked adorable in his camo-print shirt with a gap-toothed smile. Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 22 Apr. 2022 But there were also megafauna that went extinct at the end of the ice age, like mammoths, mastodons, saber-toothed cats and giant ground sloths. Denise Su, The Conversation, 27 June 2022 See More
Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing toothed
false saber-toothed cat
false saber-toothed tiger
saber-toothed
gap-toothed
saber-toothed cat
saber-toothed tiger
toothed whale
saw-toothed
false saber-toothed cat
false saber-toothed tiger
saber-toothed
gap-toothed
saber-toothed cat
saber-toothed tiger
toothed whale
saw-toothed
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Kids Definition
toothed
adjective
ˈtütht
: having or showing teeth especially of a particular kind
sharp-toothed
Medical Definition
toothed
adjective
ˈtütht also ˈtü-thəd
1
: having teeth especially of an indicated kind or number
small-toothed individuals
2
: having pointed projections on the margin or surface