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Meaning
Noun
●
A
hard
,
calcareous
structure present in the
mouth
of many
vertebrate
animals
,
generally
used for
biting
and
chewing
food.
●
A
sharp
projection
on the
blade
of a saw or
similar
implement.
●
A
projection
on the edge
of a
gear
that
meshes
with
similar
projections
on
adjacent
gears
, or on the
circumference
of a
cog
that
engages
with a chain.
●
Of a
rope
, the
stickiness
when in
contact
with another
rope
as in
a knot.
●
In Zoology:
A
projection
or point in other
parts
of the body
resembling
the
tooth
of a
vertebrate
animal.
●
In Botany:
A
pointed
projection
from the
margin
of a leaf.
●
In Animation:
The
rough
surface
of some
kinds of
cel
or other
films
that allows better
adhesion
of artwork.
●
Liking,
fondness
(compare toothsome).
●
In Algebraic geometry:
An
irreducible
component
of a
comb
that
intersects
the
handle
in
exactly
one point, that point being
distinct
from the
unique
point of
intersection
for any other
tooth
of the
comb
.
Verb
●
In Teeth:
To provide or
furnish
with teeth.
●
To
indent
; to jag.
●
To
lock into
each other
, like
gear
wheels.
Name
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
tooth
English
tooth
Middle English (1100-1500)
toþ
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Tooth
Toothypeg
Fondness
Appetite
Taste
Palate
Related
Molar
Toenail
Incisor
Jaw
Bone
Skull
Enamel
Cavity
Fingernail
Implant
Gums
Testicle
Dentition
Dentin
Molars
Denture
Toe
Nail
Tissue
Femur
Nose
Skin
Finger
Dental
Beak
Bite
Plaque
Leg
Needle
Joint
Lung
Gingival
Occlusal
Vertebra
Cartilage
Mandible
Wound
Pulp
Jawbone
Periodontal
Gingiva
Blade
Leaf
Incisors
Dentine
Caries
Maxillary
Nipple
Bones
Shaft
Jaw Bone
Lower Jaw
Root Canal
Frontal Sinus
Saliva Gland
Lumbar Vertebra
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Rhymes
Ruth
Ruth
Youth
Booth
Truth
Tooth
Lewth
Newth
Couth
Twoth
Crwth
Sleuth
Blueth
Uncouth
Strewth
Untruth
Dayouth
Vermouth
Forsooth
Maynooth
Bucktooth
Tollbooth
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