teeth
noun
OTHER WORDS FROM teeth
teeth·less, adjectiveWords nearby teeth
Definition for teeth (2 of 2)
noun, plural teeth.
verb (used with object), toothed [tootht, toothd] /tuθt, tuðd/, tooth·ing [too-thing, -thing] /ˈtu θɪŋ, -ðɪŋ/.
verb (used without object), toothed [tootht, toothd] /tuθt, tuðd/, tooth·ing [too-thing, -thing] /ˈtu θɪŋ, -ðɪŋ/.
Origin of tooth
OTHER WORDS FROM tooth
tooth·like, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for teeth
British Dictionary definitions for teeth (1 of 2)
noun
British Dictionary definitions for teeth (2 of 2)
noun plural teeth (tiːθ)
verb (tuːð, tuːθ)
Derived forms of tooth
toothless, adjective toothlike, adjectiveWord Origin for tooth
Medical definitions for teeth (1 of 2)
n.
Medical definitions for teeth (2 of 2)
n. pl. teeth (tēth)
Scientific definitions for teeth
Plural teeth (tēth)
Cultural definitions for teeth
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.
Idioms and Phrases with teeth (1 of 2)
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.