Tooth

Quick meaning: Tooth is a noun meaning A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for biting and chewing food.

Meaning

A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for biting and chewing food.

More Meanings

1. A sharp projection on the blade of a saw or similar implement.
2. Of a rope, the stickiness when in contact with another rope as in a knot.
3. (zoology) A projection or point in other parts of the body resembling the tooth of a vertebrate animal.
4. (botany) A pointed projection from the margin of a leaf.
5. (animation) The rough surface of some kinds of cel or other films that allows better adhesion of artwork.
6. (figurative) Liking, fondness (compare toothsome).
7. 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.

Example Sentences

to tooth a saw

Jute has more tooth than polypropylene.

These are not dishes for thy dainty tooth

I have a sweet tooth: I love sugary treats.

Word Forms

• tooths
• toothing
• toothed

Synonyms for tooth

Depending on context, synonyms include fang, toothypeg, sawtooth, fondness, appetite, taste.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include toothy, buck-toothed, jaggy, bucktooth, gap-toothed, saber-toothed.

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