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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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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
T
Ends with
H
Contains
OO
Scrabble score
8
CEFR level
A1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

tuːθ

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. Hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense

noun

  1. Something resembling the tooth of an animal

noun

  1. Toothlike structure in invertebrates found in the mouth or alimentary canal or on a shell

noun

  1. A means of enforcement

    “The treaty had no teeth in it”

noun

  1. One of a number of uniform projections on a gear

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Example Sentences

The treaty had no teeth in it

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