adj
Meaning 1
Having teeth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- The sperm whale is a toothed whale.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
toothed
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/tuːθt/
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/tuːðd/
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rhymes with -uːθt
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CMU ARPABET: T UW1 TH T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: T UW1 DH D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Having projections resembling an animal's teeth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- A cog is a toothed wheel.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Having teeth of the specified type.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-compounds, not-comparable
Examples
- A sharp-toothed rat.
- A fine-toothed comb.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
simple past and past participle of tooth
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 5
having teeth especially of a certain number or type; often used in combination
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- saw-toothed
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: toothless
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: erose, jagged, jaggy, notched
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: serrate, serrated, saw-toothed, notched
Antonyms: none provided
History
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 English -ed English toothed From tooth + -ed.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: зъбат (zǎbat) — having teeth
- Catalan: dentat — having teeth
- Finnish: hammas- — having teeth
- German: bezahnt — having teeth
- Spanish: dentado — having teeth
- Spanish: dentellado — having teeth
- Bulgarian: зъбчат (zǎbčat) — having projections resembling teeth
- Bulgarian: назъбен (nazǎben) — having projections resembling teeth
- Catalan: dentat — having projections resembling teeth
- Finnish: hammastettu — having projections resembling teeth
- Finnish: -hammasteinen — having projections resembling teeth
- French: denté — having projections resembling teeth
- German: gezahnt — having projections resembling teeth
- Hawaiian: nihoniho — having projections resembling teeth
- Hawaiian: nihoa — having projections resembling teeth
- Romanian: dințat — having projections resembling teeth
- Southern Altai: тиштӱ (tištü) — having projections resembling teeth
- Spanish: dentado — having projections resembling teeth
- Spanish: dentellado — having projections resembling teeth
- Finnish: -hampainen — having certain type of teeth
- German: -zahnig — having certain type of teeth
Real reading context