toothnoun
uk/tuːθ/us/tuːθ/plural teethtooth noun (MOUTH)
A1 [ C ] one of the hard, white objects in the mouth that are used for biting and chewing (= crushing food):
a broken/missing tooth
front/back teeth
false teeth
Brush/Clean your teeth thoroughly morning and night.
I had to have a tooth out (US pulled) (= removed).
See also
eyetooth
More examples
- Polly fell and knocked a chip out of her front tooth.
- "Look, I've got a wobbly tooth, " said my little daughter, proudly.
- These animals have razor-sharp teeth.
- She has a small gap between her front teeth.
- You should have your teeth checked by a dentist at least twice a year.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
The teeth
- -toothed
- baby tooth
- chopper
- coronal
- cut
- dentine
- dentition
- denture
- enamel
- false teeth
- fang
- incisor
- milk tooth
- molar
- premolar
- pulp cavity
- teeth 1
- toothless
- wisdom tooth
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tooth noun (POINT)
[ C usually plural ] any of the row of points that stick out from the edge of a tool or piece of equipment, such as a comb, saw, or zip
See also
fine-tooth comb
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Tools
- adze
- Allen key
- anvil
- auger
- awl
- axe
- excavator
- grappling iron/hook
- grindstone
- guillotine
- hacksaw
- hatchet
- plunger
- rasp
- reamer
- sander
- sandpaper
- scissor
- scissors
- vane
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tooth noun (POWER)
teeth [ plural ]
effective force or power:
This committee can make recommendations but it has no real teeth.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Power to control
- ascendancy
- big beast
- buy-in
- chairmanship
- determination
- discipline
- dominant
- juice
- leadership
- lever
- leverage
- manipulation
- mastery
- muscle
- oversight
- responsibility
- sphere of influence
- spin control
- state-controlled
- states' rights
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Idiom(s)
fight tooth and nail
get your teeth into sth
in the teeth of sth
set sb's teeth on edge