单词 | take the teeth out of |
释义 | tooth /tooth/noun (pl teeth /tēth/)
(of cogwheels) to interlock ORIGIN: OE tōth (pl tēth); Gothic tunthus, L dēns, dentis, Gr odous, odontos, Sans danta toothed /tootht, toodhd/ adjective
toothˈful adjective
A small drink of spirits, etc toothˈily adverb toothˈiness noun toothˈless adjective
toothˈlike adjective toothˈsome adjective
toothˈsomely adverb toothˈsomeness noun toothˈy adjective (toothˈier; toothˈiest)
toothˈache noun An ache or pain in a tooth toothache tree noun The prickly ash (genus Xanthoxylum), so-called because its leaves and bark were used formerly to make a concoction to relieve toothache toothˈ-billed pigeon same as manumea toothˈbrush noun A brush for cleaning the teeth toothbrush moustache noun A small stiff moustache toothˈcomb noun A fine-tooth(ed) comb (qv under fine1) toothˈ-drawer noun (Shakespeare) An extractor of teeth toothˈ-drawing noun and adjective toothed whale noun Any whale of the suborder Odontoceti, with a single blowhole and simple teeth tooth fairy noun (orig US) A fairy who substitutes a coin for a milk tooth placed under a child's pillow toothˈfish noun Any food fish of the southern hemisphere genus Dissostichus toothˈ-ornament noun Dogtooth toothˈpaste (or tooth powder) noun A paste (or powder) used with a toothbrush to clean the teeth toothˈpick noun
toothˈ-picker noun (Shakespeare)
toothˈshell noun The tusk shell, Dentalium toothˈwash noun A liquid preparation for cleansing the teeth toothˈwort noun
a colt's tooth An addiction to youthful pleasures armed to the teeth Armed as completely as possible, from top to toe a sweet tooth A taste for sweet things by the skin of one's teeth see under skin cast, throw or fling in someone's teeth To fling at someone as a taunt or reproach cut one's eye teeth
get one's teeth into To tackle, deal with, vigorously, eagerly, etc in or to someone's teeth
in spite of someone's teeth or in the teeth of In direct opposition to lie through one's teeth To lie brazenly long in the tooth Elderly, like a horse whose gums are receding with age set one's teeth on edge see under edge take the teeth out of To render harmless or powerless through clenched teeth Reluctantly tooth and nail With all possible vigour and fury |
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