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teeth
The ability to be enforced, or to be enforced to any useful effect.
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noun
The ability to be enforced, or to be enforced to any useful effect.
“The international community's sanctions against the regime had some teeth to them this time around.”
verb
To grow teeth.
“Babies typically start teething at about six months.”
To bite on something to relieve discomfort caused by growing teeth.
“She'll teethe on anything that she can get into her mouth.”
noun
A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
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.
A projection or point in other parts of the body resembling the tooth of a vertebrate animal.
A pointed projection from the margin of a leaf.
The rough surface of some kinds of cel or other films that allows better adhesion of artwork.
Liking, fondness (compare toothsome).
“I have a sweet tooth: I love sugary treats.”
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.
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The international community's sanctions against the regime had some teeth to them this time around.
Babies typically start teething at about six months.
She'll teethe on anything that she can get into her mouth.
I have a sweet tooth: I love sugary treats.
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