teeth en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈtiːθ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈtiθ/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ˈtiːf/ th-fronting
Etymology
From Middle English teth, plural of tothe, from Old English tēþ, nominative plural of tōþ, from earlier *tœ̄þ, from Proto-Germanic *tanþiz, nominative plural of *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dóntes, nominative plural of *h₃dónts.
Meanings
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(informal, plural, plural-only) The ability to be enforced, or to be enforced to any useful effect.
The international community's sanctions against the regime had some teeth to them this time around.
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(form-of, plural) plural of tooth
form of tooth
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(slang, uncountable, vulgar) Unpleasant oral sex
She gives straight teeth.
Deriveds
summerteeth · show one's teeth · brush one's teeth · Turkey teeth · with the skin of one's teeth · fed up to the teeth · rare as hen's teeth · teethlike · teethy · teethridge · teeth-less · teethly · give one's eye-teeth · make someone's teeth itch · in the teeth of · Turkish teeth · sick to the back teeth · teefies · sink one's teeth in · teethache · bone apple teeth · scarce as hen's teeth · sow dragon's teeth · bit between one's teeth · cast something in someone's teeth · fed up to the back teeth · get one's teeth into · in spite of someone's teeth · no skin off one's teeth · teethmark · British teeth · teethful · kiss one's teeth · teeth-to-tail ratio · lie through one's teeth · teethies · suck one's teeth · rarer than hens' teeth · bare one's teeth · summer teeth · front teeth · teethless · sink one's teeth into · my back teeth are floating · elephant's teeth · bone in her teeth · set one's teeth on edge · one's teeth water · weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth · skin of the teeth · pull teeth · in one's teeth · teeth-baring · set someone's teeth on edge · gnash one's teeth · arm to the teeth · the wolf may lose his teeth but never his nature · dragon's teeth · teeth arm · God's teeth · my teeth are floating · throw something in someone's teeth · hell's teeth · permanent teeth · teeth mark · armed to the teeth · false teeth · cut one's teeth · cast in someone's teeth · by God's teeth · devil's teeth · rarer than hen's teeth · grit one's teeth · better than a kick in the teeth · kick in the teeth · by the skin of one's teeth
Synonyms
pearly whites · Hampstead Heath · teefies · enforceability · chompers