tooth
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/.
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tooth·like, adjectiveWords nearby tooth
British Dictionary definitions for to the teeth
noun plural teeth (tiːθ)
verb (tuːð, tuːθ)
Derived forms of tooth
toothless, adjective toothlike, adjectiveWord Origin for tooth
Medical definitions for to the teeth
n. pl. teeth (tēth)
Scientific definitions for to the teeth
Plural teeth (tēth)
Cultural definitions for to the 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 to the teeth (1 of 2)
Completely, fully, as in Obviously new to skiing, they were equipped to the teeth with the latest gear. This idiom dates from the late 1300s. Also see armed to the teeth; fed to the gills.
Also, up to the or one's teeth. Fully committed, as in We're in this collaboration up to our teeth. [First half of 1900s] Both of these hyperbolic usages allude to being fully covered or immersed in something up to one's teeth.