tooth

CEFRA1

/tuːθ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    One of the hard white parts in the mouth used for biting.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    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.

Examples

  • An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.

  • I've just had a tooth out at the dentist's.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /tʊθ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

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

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

  3. Of a rope, the stickiness when in contact with another rope as in a knot.

More examples

In context

  • This tooth has to have a filling.

  • I have a sweet tooth: I love sugary treats.

  • Jute has more tooth than polypropylene.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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”...