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tooth en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • to͞oth (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (London) audio
  • (London, Received-Pronunciation) audio
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /tʉθ/ (California, Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
  • (General-American) audio
  • /tuːθ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /tuθ/ (General-American)
  • /tʊθ/ (Received-Pronunciation, uncommon)
  • /tʊθ/ South Wales (usually), Midlands (especially Birmingham)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts Proto-Germanic *tanþs Proto-West Germanic *tanþ Old English tōþ Middle English toth English tooth From Middle English toth, tothe, tooth, from Old English tōþ, from Proto-West Germanic *tanþ, from Proto-Germanic *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts (“tooth”). Doublet of dent, dens, tind, and tine. Related to tusk. Cognates Cognate with Scots tuith (“tooth”), North Frisian Ter, teän, tosch, toske, tuis, tus, tusch, täis (“tooth”), Saterland Frisian Tusk (“tooth”), West Frisian tosk (“tooth”), Bavarian Zåhn (“tooth”), Dutch tand (“tooth”), German Zahn (“tooth”), Limburgish tandj (“tooth”), Luxembourgish Zant (“tooth”), Vilamovian cōn (“tooth”), Yiddish צאָן (tson, “tooth”), Danish and Swedish tand (“tooth”), Faroese tonn (“tooth”), Icelandic tönn (“tooth”), Norn *tann, *tant (“tooth”), Norwegian Bokmål tann (“tooth”), Norwegian Nynorsk tann, tonn (“tooth”), Breton and Welsh dant (“tooth”), Cornish dans (“tooth”), Irish déad (“tooth”), Scottish Gaelic deud (“tooth”), Asturian, Leonese, Mirandese, and Spanish diente (“tooth”), Aragonese dien (“tooth”), Catalan and French dent (“tooth”), Galician, Italian, and Portuguese dente (“tooth”), Romanian dinte (“tooth”), Latin dēns (“tooth”), Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús), ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”), Lithuanian dantis (“tooth”), Belarusian дзясна́ (dzjasná, “gum”), Bulgarian and Russian десна (desna, “gum”), Czech dáseň (“gum”), Polish dziąsło (“gum”), Serbo-Croatian dȇsni (“gum”), Slovak ďasno (“gum”), Slovene dlesni (“gum”), Ukrainian я́сна (jásna, “gum”), Armenian ատամ (atam, “tooth”), Ossetian дӕндаг (dændag, “tooth”), Baluchi دنتان (dantán), دتھاں (datʰāⁿ, “tooth”), Central Kurdish ددان (ddan, “tooth”), Northern Kurdish didan, diran (“tooth”), Persian دندان (dandân, “tooth”), Sanskrit दत् (dat), दन्त (danta, “tooth”).

Meanings

  1. A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for biting and chewing food.
    • tooth decay
  2. A sharp projection on the blade of a saw or similar implement.
  3. 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. The property of resisting slippage when knotted.
    • Jute has more tooth than polypropylene.
  5. A projection or point in other parts of the body resembling the tooth of a vertebrate animal.
    • 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 1832, Constantine Samuel Rafinesque, A monograph of the fluviatile bivalve shells of the river Ohio, page 43:
  6. A pointed projection from the margin of a leaf.
  7. (qualifier:animation) The rough surface of some kinds of cel or other films that allows better adhesion of artwork.
  8. (figuratively) Liking, fondness (compare toothsome).
    • These are not dishes for thy dainty tooth 1693, John Dryden, “The Third Satire of Aulus Persius Flaccus”, in The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis:
    • I have a sweet tooth: I love sugary treats.
  9. An irreducible component of a comb that intersects the handle in exactly one point, that point being distinct from the unique point of intersection for any other tooth of the comb.

Forms

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Deriveds

dog tooth · untooth · tooth key · tooth mark · tooth mug · toothbrusher · tooth and nail · hog-tooth spar · toothpick · cracked tooth syndrome · milk tooth · toothplate · axle tooth · houndstooth · primary tooth · hag's tooth · toothie · toothbill · milk-tooth · bigtooth · tooth enamel · toothstick · toothful · intertooth · snaggle-tooth · toothache · sour tooth · mill tooth · snaggletooth · back tooth · dogtooth · toothcarp · fangtooth · tooth pad · gold tooth · give an eye-tooth · shark's tooth · toothette · tooth and nail syndrome · wit tooth · permanent tooth · toothsome · sabre-tooth · tooth net · toothproof · fine-tooth comb test · toothdrawing · pseudotooth · wisdom tooth · gobber tooth · long in the tooth · eyetooth · front-toothless · gagtooth · toothcare · multitooth · tooth comb · toothaching · tooth socket · dog's tooth violet · eye-tooth · acro-dermato-ungual-lacrimal-tooth syndrome · wolf tooth · fine-tooth comb · retooth · tooth-bottle · bucktooth · toothblack · tooth-to-jowl · old woman's tooth · sabertooth · spicy tooth · toothrow · tooth shell · toothlike · toothfish · toothmug · temporary tooth · toothpaste · purple tooth · wangtooth · old in the tooth · toothpicker · saw tooth · canine tooth · toothwork · toothwash · sharptooth · rabbit tooth · toothcomb · puppytooth · tooth fungus · toothleaf · toothmark · unitooth · tooth fairy · tooth-and-nail · tooth ornament · scissor tooth · Bluetooth · toothy · toothless · deciduous tooth · cheek tooth · threetooth · toothward · toothlet · saw-tooth · eye tooth · toothly · toother · colt's tooth · not to put a tooth in it · tooth-stainer · cheektooth · tooth and tong · teethe · tooth powder · toothbrush · clean as a hound's tooth · tooth hurty · foretooth · salty tooth · jawtooth · sweet tooth · tooth-billed pigeon · toothpuller · black tooth · tooth decay · picktooth · egg tooth · tooth duller · red in tooth and claw · baby tooth · megatooth shark · fight tooth and nail · toothwort · tooth-drawer · sawtooth · tooth and claw · corner tooth · dog-tooth · bleeding tooth fungus · jelly tooth · molar tooth · tooth-comb · toothake · pivot tooth · butter tooth · hen's tooth · daggertooth · toothdrawer · elephant's tooth

Hyponyms

wisdom tooth · premolar · cuspid · incisor · molar · bicuspid · fangtooth · canine

Meronyms

enamel · cementum · dentine · pulp

Relateds

bicuspid · dentist · tine · molar · incisor · prong · fang · canine · orling · dentistry · tusk · denture · cuspid · dental · premolar

Synonyms

appetite · fang · toothypeg · fondness · taste · palate · tooth · sawtooth

Translations (540)

nah tlantli (anatomy: tooth) · ii(anatomy: tooth) · ru зубе́ц (saw tooth) · el δόντι (anatomy: tooth) · kab tuɣmest (anatomy: tooth) · sa दन्त (anatomy: tooth) · vot ammõz (anatomy: tooth) · mdh ngipen (anatomy: tooth) · uga 𐎌𐎐 (anatomy: tooth) · btw ngipon (anatomy: tooth) · frm dent (anatomy: tooth) · gd fiacaill (saw tooth) · es leva (gear tooth — see also cog) · sv tand (anatomy: tooth) · sgh д̌инду̊н (anatomy: tooth) · nog тис (anatomy: tooth) · ceb ngipon (anatomy: tooth) · fa دَنْدانِه (saw tooth) · ps غاښ (gear tooth — see also cog) · ttt dandu (anatomy: tooth) · frr Ter (anatomy: tooth) · th กราม (anatomy: tooth) · krc тиш (anatomy: tooth) · cu ⰸⱘⰱⱏ (anatomy: tooth) · pam ipan (anatomy: tooth) · lad diente (anatomy: tooth) · af tand (anatomy: tooth) · apw iwoo (anatomy: tooth) · jct чыш (anatomy: tooth) · mfe ledan (anatomy: tooth) · pdt Tän (anatomy: tooth) · ur دان٘ت (anatomy: tooth) · gd fiacaill (anatomy: tooth) · bua шүдэн (anatomy: tooth) · es diente (anatomy: tooth) · kg dinu (anatomy: tooth) · ht dan (anatomy: tooth) · nwy otosag (anatomy: tooth) · hy ատամ (anatomy: tooth) · yag tun (anatomy: tooth) · evn иктэ (anatomy: tooth) · cs zub (anatomy: tooth) · wuu 牙齒 /牙齿 (anatomy: tooth) · ca dent (saw tooth) · pt dente (gear tooth — see also cog) · am ጥርስ (anatomy: tooth) · tly dandon (anatomy: tooth) · ram xwa (anatomy: tooth) · min gigih (anatomy: tooth) · tr diş (anatomy: tooth) · ko 이빨 (anatomy: tooth) · izh hammas (anatomy: tooth) · sw meno (anatomy: tooth) · ru зубе́ц (gear tooth — see also cog) · rup dinte (anatomy: tooth) · ta பல் (anatomy: tooth) · bn দশন (anatomy: tooth) · mi niho (anatomy: tooth) · ps غاښ (anatomy: tooth) · sh зу̑б (anatomy: tooth) · sw jino (anatomy: tooth) · ngh ǁhâisi (anatomy: tooth) · kzj nipon (anatomy: tooth) · wym con (anatomy: tooth) · kw dans (anatomy: tooth) · gmh zan (anatomy: tooth) · dlm diant (anatomy: tooth) · yue(anatomy: tooth) · pt dente (saw tooth) · ssy iko (anatomy: tooth) · xmf კიბირი (anatomy: tooth) · nn tann (saw tooth) · enm toth (anatomy: tooth) · uk зубе́ць (gear tooth — see also cog) · km ស្ពឺ (gear tooth — see also cog) · kgp(anatomy: tooth) · fa دَنْدان (anatomy: tooth) · rif tiɣmest (anatomy: tooth) · ar سن (anatomy: tooth) · tby 'ingiri (anatomy: tooth) · tk diş (anatomy: tooth) · fr dent (gear tooth — see also cog) · goh zan (anatomy: tooth) · fi hammas (figurative: liking) · sk zub (anatomy: tooth) · om ilkaan (anatomy: tooth) · fro dent (anatomy: tooth) · lv zobs (anatomy: tooth) · sce shidun (saw tooth) · csb ząb (anatomy: tooth) · sl zob (anatomy: tooth) · ti ስኒ (anatomy: tooth) · dsb zub (anatomy: tooth) · ota دندان (anatomy: tooth) · rel ilko (anatomy: tooth) · uk зуб (anatomy: tooth) · fur dint (anatomy: tooth) · rgn dént (anatomy: tooth) · ast dentamen (anatomy: tooth) · yao lino (anatomy: tooth) · lol lino (anatomy: tooth) · ne दाँत (anatomy: tooth) · xnb anisi (anatomy: tooth) · tao ngepen (anatomy: tooth) · kjg ຫຣາງ (anatomy: tooth) · pa ਦੰਦ (anatomy: tooth) · bni lino (anatomy: tooth) · kjj цулоз (anatomy: tooth) · kk тіс (anatomy: tooth) · war ta-ngo (anatomy: tooth) · koi пинь (anatomy: tooth) · ar سِنّ (anatomy: tooth) · kaw huntu (anatomy: tooth) · fi nystyrä (zoology: projection resembling a tooth) · th ฟัน (gear tooth — see also cog) · it dente (gear tooth — see also cog) · de Zahn (gear tooth — see also cog) · nb tann (saw tooth) · ilo ngipen (anatomy: tooth) · hy ակռա (anatomy: tooth) · de Sägezahn (saw tooth) · da tand (saw tooth) · sv tand (saw tooth) · pjt kaṯiṯi (anatomy: tooth) · syl ꠖꠣꠔ (anatomy: tooth) · lij dénte (anatomy: tooth) · th เฟือง (gear tooth — see also cog) · te పన్ను (gear tooth — see also cog) · cs zub (saw tooth) · goh zand (anatomy: tooth) · km ធ្មេញ (anatomy: tooth) · lkt hi (anatomy: tooth) · sh zȗb (saw tooth) · eve ӣт (anatomy: tooth) · yxg deea (anatomy: tooth) · dlg тиис (anatomy: tooth) · nrf dent (anatomy: tooth) · hi दांत (anatomy: tooth) · aau nays (anatomy: tooth) · ru зу́бья (gear tooth — see also cog) · bal دنتان (anatomy: tooth) · ka კბილი (saw tooth) · gor dungito (anatomy: tooth) · ckb دان (anatomy: tooth) · ddg vahinu (anatomy: tooth) · ca dent (gear tooth — see also cog) · su waos (anatomy: tooth) · rm daint (anatomy: tooth) · bor o (anatomy: tooth) · amm i (anatomy: tooth) · ml ദന്തം (anatomy: tooth) · tuw-sol iitt (anatomy: tooth) · sib jipen (anatomy: tooth) · kmr didan (anatomy: tooth) · jje(anatomy: tooth) · wal achchaa (anatomy: tooth) · si දත (anatomy: tooth) · gl dente (gear tooth — see also cog) · hi दान्त (saw tooth) · aa boddiná (anatomy: tooth) · fa دَنْدون (anatomy: tooth) · lb Zant (anatomy: tooth) · lzz კიბირი (anatomy: tooth) · bn দংষ্ট্র (anatomy: tooth) · frr tus (anatomy: tooth) · sv kugge (gear tooth — see also cog) · sh zȗb (gear tooth — see also cog) · ms gerigi (saw tooth) · ga fiacail (anatomy: tooth) · tab силиб (anatomy: tooth) · ba теш (anatomy: tooth) · bua шүдэ (anatomy: tooth) · so ilig (anatomy: tooth) · chr ᎦᏅᏙᎬ (anatomy: tooth) · bn রদ (anatomy: tooth) · hsb zub (anatomy: tooth) · ktu dinu (anatomy: tooth) · ha haƙori (anatomy: tooth) · kpy вʼаннылӈын (anatomy: tooth) · wa dint (anatomy: tooth) · ia dente (anatomy: tooth) · dtr nipon (anatomy: tooth) · ota دیش (gear tooth — see also cog) · ruq dinti (anatomy: tooth) · de Zahn (saw tooth) · rom dand (anatomy: tooth) · wyi liang (anatomy: tooth) · wao šáh (anatomy: tooth) · gmh zant (anatomy: tooth) · saz ꢣꢵꢡ꣄ (anatomy: tooth) · zom ha (anatomy: tooth) · su huntu (anatomy: tooth) · yur 'na-rpehl (anatomy: tooth) · udm пинь (anatomy: tooth) · grc ὀδούς (anatomy: tooth) · lmo dent (anatomy: tooth) · sne jupon (anatomy: tooth) · hrx Zaan (anatomy: tooth) · sc dènte (anatomy: tooth) · fi hammas (saw tooth) · bo སོ (anatomy: tooth) · akl ngipon (anatomy: tooth) · cjs тиш (anatomy: tooth) · te పన్ను (saw tooth) · mdf пей (anatomy: tooth) · pl ząb (gear tooth — see also cog) · alt тиш (anatomy: tooth) · nl zaagtand (saw tooth) · sms pää´nn (anatomy: tooth) · gd fiacaill (gear tooth — see also cog) · mak gigi (anatomy: tooth) · rcf dan (anatomy: tooth) · osp diente (anatomy: tooth) · egy F18:Z1 (anatomy: tooth) · hak 牙齒 /牙齿 (anatomy: tooth) · ace gigoe (anatomy: tooth) · aer artitye (anatomy: tooth) · ml പല്ല് (anatomy: tooth) · ak ɛse (anatomy: tooth) · ro dinte (gear tooth — see also cog) · rsk зуб (anatomy: tooth) · ms gigi (anatomy: tooth) · is tönn (anatomy: tooth) · mhr пӱй (anatomy: tooth) · wbp kartirdi (anatomy: tooth) · xh izinyo (anatomy: tooth) · hi दान्त (gear tooth — see also cog) · ty niho (anatomy: tooth) · osx tand (anatomy: tooth) · ko(anatomy: tooth) · bg зъб (gear tooth — see also cog) · mg nify (anatomy: tooth) · enm tothe (anatomy: tooth) · sk zub (gear tooth — see also cog) · or ଦାନ୍ତ (anatomy: tooth) · arn voro (anatomy: tooth) · it dente (anatomy: tooth) · fo tonn (anatomy: tooth) · tyv диш (anatomy: tooth) · nl tand (gear tooth — see also cog) · bg зъб (anatomy: tooth) · sk zub (saw tooth) · clt haa (anatomy: tooth) · sce shidun (anatomy: tooth) · nmn ǁqhàã (anatomy: tooth) · za heuj (anatomy: tooth) · es diente (saw tooth) · arc ܫܢܐ (anatomy: tooth) · zh 喙齒 /喙齿 (anatomy: tooth) · msk onto (anatomy: tooth) · ro dinte (anatomy: tooth) · bo འཁོར་སོ (gear tooth — see also cog) · qu kilu (anatomy: tooth) · mkz wasi (anatomy: tooth) · da tand (anatomy: tooth) · oc dent (anatomy: tooth) · ln lino (anatomy: tooth) · hu fog (anatomy: tooth) · luo lak (anatomy: tooth) · wuu 牙子 (anatomy: tooth) · kum тиш (anatomy: tooth) · bh दांत (anatomy: tooth) · mn ᠰᠢᠳᠦ (anatomy: tooth) · as দাঁত (anatomy: tooth) · arn ülnga (anatomy: tooth) · nl tand (anatomy: tooth) · uk зубе́ць (saw tooth) · ccc ajsi (anatomy: tooth) · smn pääni (anatomy: tooth) · scn denti (anatomy: tooth) · bsy nipon (anatomy: tooth) · frp dent (anatomy: tooth) · fi hammas (anatomy: tooth) · lv zobs (gear tooth — see also cog) · nds Tähn (anatomy: tooth) · ryu(anatomy: tooth) · de Zahn (anatomy: tooth) · be зуб (anatomy: tooth) · lut dᶻədis (anatomy: tooth) · sv kugg (gear tooth — see also cog) · gug tãi (anatomy: tooth) · ru зуб (saw tooth) · tly داندون (anatomy: tooth) · hi दान्त (anatomy: tooth) · ar سنة (anatomy: tooth) · wmw rino (anatomy: tooth) · crh tiş (anatomy: tooth) · mk заб (anatomy: tooth) · bn দন্ত (anatomy: tooth) · sco tuith (anatomy: tooth) · es piño (anatomy: tooth) · sh zȗb (anatomy: tooth) · br dant (anatomy: tooth) · tt tiş (saw tooth) · txb keme (anatomy: tooth) · ban gigi (anatomy: tooth) · an dient (anatomy: tooth) · rif aɣmuz (anatomy: tooth) · gag diş (anatomy: tooth) · zea tand (anatomy: tooth) · sh зу̑б (gear tooth — see also cog) · pl ząb (anatomy: tooth) · el δόντι (saw tooth) · tft ingi (anatomy: tooth) · ms danta (anatomy: tooth) · mgm nifan (anatomy: tooth) · ab ахаԥыц (anatomy: tooth) · fi sahanhammas (saw tooth) · chk ngii (anatomy: tooth) · es álabe (gear tooth — see also cog) · kpv пинь (anatomy: tooth) · alt тиш (saw tooth) · tet nehan (anatomy: tooth) · tpi tis (anatomy: tooth) · gu દાંત (anatomy: tooth) · kix hóu (anatomy: tooth) · zh 牙齒 /牙齿 (anatomy: tooth) · jv untu (anatomy: tooth) · hi दाँत (anatomy: tooth) · sv hjultand (gear tooth — see also cog) · tll nu (anatomy: tooth) · gld хуктэ (anatomy: tooth) · sm nifo (anatomy: tooth) · kl kigut (anatomy: tooth) · arc שִׁנָּא (anatomy: tooth) · vec dénte (anatomy: tooth) · is tönn (saw tooth) · vmb dirra (anatomy: tooth) · duu sa (anatomy: tooth) · rm dent (anatomy: tooth) · it dente (saw tooth) · ja 鋸歯 (saw tooth) · hu fog (saw tooth) · pdc Zung (anatomy: tooth) · kqr nipon (anatomy: tooth) · got 𐍄𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌿𐍃 (anatomy: tooth) · rup dinti (anatomy: tooth) · jje 니빨 (anatomy: tooth) · tts แข้ว (anatomy: tooth) · os дӕндаг (anatomy: tooth) · et hammas (anatomy: tooth) · nn tann (anatomy: tooth) · pl ząb (saw tooth) · gl dente (saw tooth) · ro dinte (saw tooth) · co dente (anatomy: tooth) · yai диндак (anatomy: tooth) · es levador (gear tooth — see also cog) · ill nipan (anatomy: tooth) · pa ਡੰਦ (anatomy: tooth) · lv zobs (saw tooth) · cu зѫбъ (anatomy: tooth) · tih ripon (anatomy: tooth) · bsb nipon (anatomy: tooth) · pag ngipen (anatomy: tooth) · eo dento (anatomy: tooth) · mt sinna (anatomy: tooth) · inh царг (anatomy: tooth) · id gigi (anatomy: tooth) · th ฟัน (anatomy: tooth) · my သွား (anatomy: tooth) · av ца (anatomy: tooth) · tll(anatomy: tooth) · bug isi (anatomy: tooth) · ky тиш (anatomy: tooth) · css sit (anatomy: tooth) · sh зу̑б (saw tooth) · ko 톱니 (saw tooth) · trw دان (anatomy: tooth) · ca dent (anatomy: tooth) · lo ທັນຕາ (anatomy: tooth) · cs zub (gear tooth — see also cog) · drg nipon (anatomy: tooth) · ka კბილი (anatomy: tooth) · bg зъб (saw tooth) · tt теш (anatomy: tooth) · ain ニマキ (anatomy: tooth) · cv шӑл (anatomy: tooth) · srn tifi (anatomy: tooth) · haw niho (anatomy: tooth) · ki igego (anatomy: tooth) · uk зуб (saw tooth) · es diente (gear tooth — see also cog) · agj ስን (anatomy: tooth) · aot wa (anatomy: tooth) · br dent (anatomy: tooth) · mrw ngipen (anatomy: tooth) · ar سنة (anatomy: tooth) · th ฟัน (saw tooth) · th เฟือง (saw tooth) · sq dhâm (anatomy: tooth) · bn দাঁত (anatomy: tooth) · th ทันต์ (anatomy: tooth) · uz tish (anatomy: tooth) · sv sågtand (saw tooth) · rue зуб (anatomy: tooth) · pap djente (anatomy: tooth) · fr dent (anatomy: tooth) · fi hammas (gear tooth — see also cog) · fr dent (saw tooth) · esu keggun (anatomy: tooth) · ne दाँत (gear tooth — see also cog) · mel nyipen (anatomy: tooth) · ktb inke (anatomy: tooth) · orv зѫбъ (anatomy: tooth) · nb tann (anatomy: tooth) · guw Gungbé:Adoū (Egun-Ogun) (anatomy: tooth) · win hiipe (anatomy: tooth) · nap dente (anatomy: tooth) · zu izinyo (anatomy: tooth) · lg erinnyo (anatomy: tooth) · zh(anatomy: tooth) · xal шүдн (anatomy: tooth) · qu kiru (anatomy: tooth) · mnc ᠸᡝᡳᡥᡝ (anatomy: tooth) · el δόντι (gear tooth — see also cog) · ml യന്ത്രപ്പല്ല് (gear tooth — see also cog) · ruo dinte (anatomy: tooth) · glk دندن (anatomy: tooth) · kld yira (anatomy: tooth) · zh я (anatomy: tooth) · sat ᱰᱟᱴᱟ (anatomy: tooth) · mk забец (gear tooth — see also cog) · ota دیش (anatomy: tooth) · kaa tis (anatomy: tooth) · kla dot (anatomy: tooth) · pt dente (anatomy: tooth) · gl dente (anatomy: tooth) · sva შდიქ (anatomy: tooth) · sid hinko (anatomy: tooth) · sq dhëmb (anatomy: tooth) · hi दाँत (saw tooth) · bal دتھاں (anatomy: tooth) · hi दाँत (gear tooth — see also cog) · sma baenie (anatomy: tooth) · kmr diran (anatomy: tooth) · he שֵׁן (anatomy: tooth) · luy liliino (anatomy: tooth) · ar سنان (anatomy: tooth) · ak ɔse (anatomy: tooth) · ko(anatomy: tooth) · cy dant (anatomy: tooth) · fax denti (anatomy: tooth) · tg дандон (anatomy: tooth) · tpn ãîa (t-) (anatomy: tooth) · fj bati (anatomy: tooth) · roa-leo diente (anatomy: tooth) · nv awooʼ (anatomy: tooth) · ce церг (anatomy: tooth) · ota دیش (saw tooth) · ny dzino (anatomy: tooth) · ast diente (anatomy: tooth) · cdo(anatomy: tooth) · njo-jgl tepu (anatomy: tooth) · khi-kun tsau (anatomy: tooth) · pms dent (anatomy: tooth) · fy tosk (anatomy: tooth) · xsr(anatomy: tooth) · ug چىش (anatomy: tooth) · fi pito (stickiness of rope) · tl ngipin (anatomy: tooth) · mr दात (anatomy: tooth) · mww hniav (anatomy: tooth) · orh iktə (anatomy: tooth) · kix hóu (saw tooth) · ru зуб (gear tooth — see also cog) · to nifo (anatomy: tooth) · bop ŋgen (anatomy: tooth) · fi hammas (botany: pointed projection from the margin of a leaf) · goh zant (anatomy: tooth) · vo tut (anatomy: tooth) · sah тиис (anatomy: tooth) · te పన్ను (anatomy: tooth) · kn ಹಲ್ಲು (anatomy: tooth) · ko 치아 (anatomy: tooth) · kr timí (anatomy: tooth) · mk забец (saw tooth) · yi צאָן (anatomy: tooth) · lt dantis (anatomy: tooth) · ja(anatomy: tooth) · tsg ipun (anatomy: tooth) · dtp nipon (Tambunan Dusun) (anatomy: tooth) · myv пей (anatomy: tooth) · zh 齒 /齿 (anatomy: tooth) · vi răng (saw tooth) · az diş (anatomy: tooth) · xda dharra (anatomy: tooth) · lo ແຂ້ວ (anatomy: tooth) · ln lǐno (anatomy: tooth) · bdr impon (anatomy: tooth) · mvv ripon (anatomy: tooth) · ko 톱니 (gear tooth — see also cog) · ga fiacail (saw tooth) · lo ກາມ (anatomy: tooth) · grt ওয়াগাম (anatomy: tooth) · kjh тіс (anatomy: tooth) · id danta (anatomy: tooth) · wo bëñ (anatomy: tooth) · udi улух (anatomy: tooth) · tt tiş (gear tooth — see also cog)

tooth en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • to͞oth (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (London) audio
  • (London, Received-Pronunciation) audio
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /tʉθ/ (California, Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
  • (General-American) audio
  • /tuːθ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /tuθ/ (General-American)
  • /tʊθ/ (Received-Pronunciation, uncommon)
  • /tʊθ/ South Wales (usually), Midlands (especially Birmingham)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts Proto-Germanic *tanþs Proto-West Germanic *tanþ Old English tōþ Middle English toth English tooth From Middle English toth, tothe, tooth, from Old English tōþ, from Proto-West Germanic *tanþ, from Proto-Germanic *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts (“tooth”). Doublet of dent, dens, tind, and tine. Related to tusk. Cognates Cognate with Scots tuith (“tooth”), North Frisian Ter, teän, tosch, toske, tuis, tus, tusch, täis (“tooth”), Saterland Frisian Tusk (“tooth”), West Frisian tosk (“tooth”), Bavarian Zåhn (“tooth”), Dutch tand (“tooth”), German Zahn (“tooth”), Limburgish tandj (“tooth”), Luxembourgish Zant (“tooth”), Vilamovian cōn (“tooth”), Yiddish צאָן (tson, “tooth”), Danish and Swedish tand (“tooth”), Faroese tonn (“tooth”), Icelandic tönn (“tooth”), Norn *tann, *tant (“tooth”), Norwegian Bokmål tann (“tooth”), Norwegian Nynorsk tann, tonn (“tooth”), Breton and Welsh dant (“tooth”), Cornish dans (“tooth”), Irish déad (“tooth”), Scottish Gaelic deud (“tooth”), Asturian, Leonese, Mirandese, and Spanish diente (“tooth”), Aragonese dien (“tooth”), Catalan and French dent (“tooth”), Galician, Italian, and Portuguese dente (“tooth”), Romanian dinte (“tooth”), Latin dēns (“tooth”), Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús), ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”), Lithuanian dantis (“tooth”), Belarusian дзясна́ (dzjasná, “gum”), Bulgarian and Russian десна (desna, “gum”), Czech dáseň (“gum”), Polish dziąsło (“gum”), Serbo-Croatian dȇsni (“gum”), Slovak ďasno (“gum”), Slovene dlesni (“gum”), Ukrainian я́сна (jásna, “gum”), Armenian ատամ (atam, “tooth”), Ossetian дӕндаг (dændag, “tooth”), Baluchi دنتان (dantán), دتھاں (datʰāⁿ, “tooth”), Central Kurdish ددان (ddan, “tooth”), Northern Kurdish didan, diran (“tooth”), Persian دندان (dandân, “tooth”), Sanskrit दत् (dat), दन्त (danta, “tooth”).

Meanings

  1. To provide or furnish with teeth.
    • His Wife sate near him, teasing matted wool, / While, from the twin cards toothed with glittering wire / He fed the spindle […] 1815, William Wordsworth, The Brothers:
  2. To indent; to jag.
    • to tooth a saw
  3. To lock into each other, like gear wheels.
    • 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 1678, Joseph Moxon, Mechanick Exercises: or the Doctrine of Handy-works, page 260:

Forms

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toothed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
toothed Tense=Past lexicographic
toothing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
tooths Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic