Definitions for tooth
tuθ; ˈtu θɪŋ, -ðɪŋtooth

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. toothnoun

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

2. toothnoun

   something resembling the tooth of an animal

3. toothnoun

   toothlike structure in invertebrates found in the mouth or alimentary canal or on a shell

4. toothnoun

   a means of enforcement

   "the treaty had no teeth in it"

5. toothnoun

   one of a number of uniform projections on a gear

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. toothnoun

   A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.

2. toothnoun

   A sharp projection on the blade of a saw or similar implement.

3. toothnoun

   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.

4. toothnoun

   A pointed projection from the margin of a leaf.

5. toothverb

   To provide or furnish with teeth.

   The twin cards toothed with glittering wire. uE00017080uE001 Wordsworth.

6. toothverb

   To indent; to jag.

   to tooth a saw

7. Etymology: From tooth, from toþ, from tanþs, from h₃dónts. Cognate with toth, tos, Dutch tand, German Zahn, and tand, tönn, Welsh dant, Latin dens, Lithuanian dantis, Ancient Greek ὀδούς, Armenian ատամ, Persian دندان, Sanskrit. Related to tusk.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Toothnoun

   plural teeth. The teeth are the hardest and smoothest bones of the body; they are formed in the cavities of the jaws, and about the seventh or eighth month after birth they begin to pierce the edge of the jaw, tear the periosteum and gums, which being very sensible create a violent pain: the dentes incisivi, or fore teeth of the upper jaw, appear first, and then those of the lower jaw, because they are the thinnest and the sharpest; after them come out the canini or eye teeth, and last of all the molares or grinders, because they are thickest and bluntest: about the seventh year of age they are thrust out by new teeth which then begin to sprout, and if these teeth be lost they never grow again; but some have been observed to shed their teeth twice: about the one-and-twentieth year the two last of the molares spring up, and they are called dentes sapientiæ. John Quincy

   Etymology: to , Saxon; tand, Dutch.

   Avaunt, you curs!
   Be thy mouth or black or white,
   Tooth that poisons if it bite. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   Desert deserves with characters of brass
   A forted residence against the tooth of time,
   And razure of oblivion. William Shakespeare.

   The teeth alone among the bones continue to grow in length during a man’s whole life, as appears by the unsightly length of one tooth when its opposite happens to be pulled out. John Ray, on the Creation.

   2. Taste; palate.

   These are not dishes for thy dainty tooth;
   What, hast thou got an ulcer in thy mouth?
   Why stand’st thou picking? Dryden.

   3. A tine, prong, or blade, of any multifid instrument.

   The priests servant came while the flesh was in seething, with a flesh hook of three teeth. 1 Sam. ii. 13.

   I made an instrument in fashion of a comb, whose teeth, being in number sixteen, were about an inch and an half broad, and the intervals of the teeth about two inches wide. Isaac Newton, Opticks.

   4. The prominent part of wheels, by which they catch upon correspondent parts of other bodies.

   The edge whereon the teeth are is always made thicker than the back, because the back follows the edge. Joseph Moxon.

   In clocks, though the screws and teeth be never so smooth, yet if they be not oiled will hardly move, though you clog them with never so much weight; but apply a little oil they whirl about very swiftly with the tenth part of the force. John Ray.

   5. Tooth and nail. With one’s utmost violence; with every means of attack or defence.

   A lion and bear were at tooth and nail which should carry off a fawn. Roger L'Estrange, Fables.

   6. To the Teeth. In open opposition.

   It warms the very sickness in my heart,
   That I shall live and tell him to his teeth,
   Thus diddest thou. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

   The action lies
   In his true nature, and we ourselves compell’d,
   Ev’n to the teeth and forehead of our faults,
   To give in evidence. William Shakespeare.

   The way to our horses lies back again by the house, and then we shall meet ’em full in the teeth. Dryden.

   7. To cast in the Teeth. To insult by open exprobration.

   A wise body’s part it were not to put out his fire, because his fond and foolish neighbour, from whom he borrowed wherewith to kindle it, might cast him therewith in the teeth, saying, were it not for me thou wouldst freeze, and not be able to heat thyself. Richard Hooker, b. iv.

   8. In spite of the teeth. Notwithstanding threats expressed by shewing teeth; notwithstanding any power of injury or defence.

   The guiltiness of my mind drove the grossness of the foppery into a received belief, in despight of the teeth of all rhime and reason, that they were fairies. William Shakespeare.

   The only way is not to grumble at the lot they must bear in spite of their teeth. Roger L'Estrange.

2. To Toothverb

   Etymology: from tooth.

   1. To furnish with teeth; to indent.

   Then saws were tooth’d, and sounding axes made. Dryd.

   The point hooked down like that of an eagle; and both the edges toothed, as in the Indian crow. Nehemiah Grew, Musæum.

   Get a pair of tongs like a smith’s tongs, stronger and toothed at the end. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

   2. To lock in each other.

   It is common to tooth in the stretching course two inches with the stretcher only. Joseph Moxon, Mech. Exercise.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tooth

   A tooth (PL: teeth) is a hard, calcified structure found in the jaws (or mouths) of many vertebrates and used to break down food. Some animals, particularly carnivores and omnivores, also use teeth to help with capturing or wounding prey, tearing food, for defensive purposes, to intimidate other animals often including their own, or to carry prey or their young. The roots of teeth are covered by gums. Teeth are not made of bone, but rather of multiple tissues of varying density and hardness that originate from the embryonic germ layer, the ectoderm. The general structure of teeth is similar across the vertebrates, although there is considerable variation in their form and position. The teeth of mammals have deep roots, and this pattern is also found in some fish, and in crocodilians. In most teleost fish, however, the teeth are attached to the outer surface of the bone, while in lizards they are attached to the inner surface of the jaw by one side. In cartilaginous fish, such as sharks, the teeth are attached by tough ligaments to the hoops of cartilage that form the jaw.Some animals develop only one set of teeth (monophyodonts) while others are diphyodonts, i.e. they have an early set of deciduous teeth and a later set of permanent or "adult" teeth. Still others develop many sets (polyphyodonts). Sharks, for example, grow a new set of teeth every two weeks to replace worn teeth. Most extant mammals including humans are diphyodonts, but there are exceptions including elephants, kangaroos, and manatees, all of which are polyphyodonts. Rodent incisors grow and wear away continually through gnawing, which helps maintain relatively constant length. The industry of the beaver is due in part to this qualification. Many rodents such as voles and guinea pigs, but not mice, as well as leporidae like rabbits, have continuously growing molars in addition to incisors. Also, tusks (in tusked mammals) grow almost throughout life.Teeth are not always attached to the jaw, as they are in mammals. In many reptiles and fish, teeth are attached to the palate or to the floor of the mouth, forming additional rows inside those on the jaws proper. Some teleosts even have teeth in the pharynx. While not true teeth in the usual sense, the dermal denticles of sharks are almost identical in structure and are likely to have the same evolutionary origin. Indeed, teeth appear to have first evolved in sharks, and are not found in the more primitive jawless fish – while lampreys do have tooth-like structures on the tongue, these are in fact, composed of keratin, not of dentine or enamel, and bear no relationship to true teeth. Though "modern" teeth-like structures with dentine and enamel have been found in late conodonts, they are now supposed to have evolved independently of later vertebrates' teeth.Living amphibians typically have small teeth, or none at all, since they commonly feed only on soft foods. In reptiles, teeth are generally simple and conical in shape, although there is some variation between species, most notably the venom-injecting fangs of snakes. The pattern of incisors, canines, premolars and molars is found only in mammals, and to varying extents, in their evolutionary ancestors. The numbers of these types of teeth vary greatly between species; zoologists use a standardised dental formula to describe the precise pattern in any given group.

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1. tooth

   A tooth is a hard, calcified structure found in the jaws of many animals, including humans, used to break down food by cutting, chewing, or grinding. Teeth are generally composed of enamel, dentin, and pulp and they aid in mechanical digestion. They also play a key role in speech and can contribute to overall appearance in terms of facial aesthetics. There are several types of teeth including incisors, canines, premolars, and molars, each having its own function.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Toothnoun

   one of the hard, bony appendages which are borne on the jaws, or on other bones in the walls of the mouth or pharynx of most vertebrates, and which usually aid in the prehension and mastication of food

2. Toothnoun

   fig.: Taste; palate

3. Toothnoun

   any projection corresponding to the tooth of an animal, in shape, position, or office; as, the teeth, or cogs, of a cogwheel; a tooth, prong, or tine, of a fork; a tooth, or the teeth, of a rake, a saw, a file, a card

4. Toothnoun

   a projecting member resembling a tenon, but fitting into a mortise that is only sunk, not pierced through

5. Toothnoun

   one of several steps, or offsets, in a tusk. See Tusk

6. Toothnoun

   an angular or prominence on any edge; as, a tooth on the scale of a fish, or on a leaf of a plant

7. Toothnoun

   one of the appendages at the mouth of the capsule of a moss. See Peristome

8. Toothnoun

   any hard calcareous or chitinous organ found in the mouth of various invertebrates and used in feeding or procuring food; as, the teeth of a mollusk or a starfish

9. Toothverb

   to furnish with teeth

10. Toothverb

    to indent; to jag; as, to tooth a saw

11. Toothverb

    to lock into each other. See Tooth, n., 4

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tooth

   tōōth, n. one of the hard bodies in the mouth, attached to the skeleton, but not forming part of it, developed from the dermis or true skin, their function primarily the mastication of the food: the taste or palate, relish: anything tooth-like: a prong: one of the projections on a saw or wheel:—pl. Teeth.—v.t. to furnish with teeth: to cut into teeth.—ns. Tooth′ache, an ache or pain in a tooth; Tooth′-brush, a brush for cleaning the teeth; Tooth′-draw′er (Shak.), one whose business is to extract teeth with instruments, a dentist; Tooth′-draw′ing, the act of extracting a tooth: the practice of extracting teeth.—adjs. Toothed, having teeth: (bot.) having tooth-like projections on the edge, as a leaf; Tooth′ful, full of teeth.—n. a small drink of spirits, &c.—adj. Tooth′less, having no teeth.—ns. Tooth′-ornament, a Romanesque and Early Pointed moulding, consisting of a square four-leaved flower pointed in the centre; Tooth′pick, an instrument for picking out anything in the teeth; Tooth′-pow′der, a powder used with a tooth-brush for cleaning the teeth.—adj. Tooth′some, pleasant to the taste.—ns. Tooth′someness; Tooth′-wash, a liquid preparation for cleansing the teeth; Tooth′wort, a name for Lathræa squamaria, one of the insectivorous plants, as well as for Dentaria bulbifera, one of the Cruciferæ, common in England, also known as 'coral-wort' and 'tooth-violet.'—adj. Tooth′y, having teeth: toothsome: biting.—Tooth and nail, with all possible vigour and fury.—A sweet tooth, a relish for sweet things; In spite of one's teeth, In the teeth of, in defiance of opposition; Show one's teeth, to threaten, to show one's anger and power to injure; Throw, Cast, in one's teeth, to fling at one, as a taunt, or in challenge; To the teeth (Shak.), in open opposition or defiance. [A.S. tóth (pl. téth, also tóthas); cog. with Goth. tunthus, L. dens, dent-is, Gr. o-dous, o-dont-os, Sans. danta.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tooth

   A number of enamel structures in the mouth of an animal, human or vertebrate that are in the gum and connected to a root canal in the jaw.

   Our teeth are an important part of our jaw and mouth and their functions.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on December 18, 2016  

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1. tooth

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1. Tooth

   an acute angulation: a short pointed process from an appendage or margin.

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'tooth' in Nouns Frequency: #862

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1. Hotot

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tooth in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tooth in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of tooth in a Sentence

1. Rebel Wilson:

   For the last few years Ive been theme-ing my years. So I had the Year of Fun, last year I had the Year of Love, and this year its going to be the Year of Health because I turned 40 this year in March, i never really focused on my health, which was probably obvious. I was going all around the world jet-setting everywhere and eating a ton of sugar. That was kind of my vice. I have a very sweet tooth, I love desserts.

2. Ray Mabus:

   There are other places to look rather than taking tools from the warfighter. They are harder to find and get to but we can put more in the tooth and less in the tail. To the extent you can, protect the stuff that actually gets to the warfighter. Don’t protect the form, protect the function.

3. Carson Daly:

   At times I feel like there’s a saber-tooth tiger right here, and it’s going to kill me, attack me, and bite my head off. I ’m scared as if that’s really happening. You feel like you’re dying.

4. Stefanie Russell:

   Tooth-colored composite fillings are better than ever, it used to be that they weren’t as strong or long-lasting as amalgam, but they’ve improved a lot over the last 10 to 15 years.

5. David Richerby:

   The tooth fairy teaches children that they can sell body parts for money.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tooth
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tooth
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=tooth
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooth
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tooth
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=tooth
8. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=tooth