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/tuːθ/ · noun
A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for biting and chewing food..
tooth decay
Jute has more tooth than polypropylene.
Species XXXVI. Obliquaria bullata— (Unio bullata) […] Found at the falls of Ohio; rare; breadth almost two inches; cardinal and lamellar teeth like preceding species; apices rounded, decorticated, but not truncated
I have a sweet tooth: I love sugary treats.
These are not dishes for thy dainty tooth
His Wife sate near him, teasing matted wool, / While, from the twin cards toothed with glittering wire / He fed the spindle […]
to tooth a saw
Whereas if the Header of one side of the wall, toothed as much as the Stretcher on the other side, it would be a stronger Toothing, and the joints of the Header on one side, would be in the middle of the Headers of the course they lie upon of the other side
Use tooth when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Tooth means A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for biting and chewing food..
Common synonyms include fang, tooth, toothypeg, sawtooth.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
tooth decay
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