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noun
plural of tooth
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: chompers, Hampstead Heath, pearly whites, teefies
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Unpleasant oral sex
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang, uncountable, vulgar
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The ability to be enforced, or to be enforced to any useful effect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, plural, plural-only
Synonyms: enforceability
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Dated spelling of teethe (“to grow teeth”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: dentition
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: set
Narrower terms: primary dentition, secondary dentition
History
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.
