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tooth
noun
Hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
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tuːθ
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noun
Hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
noun
Something resembling the tooth of an animal
noun
Toothlike structure in invertebrates found in the mouth or alimentary canal or on a shell
noun
A means of enforcement
“The treaty had no teeth in it”
noun
One of a number of uniform projections on a gear
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The treaty had no teeth in it
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