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tooth

 
pronunciation:
tuth
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part of speech: noun
inflections: teeth
definition 1: A tooth is one of the many hard, white things that grow in rows in your mouth. We use our teeth to break up food when we eat.
My little sister has a loose tooth.
 
definition 2: A tooth is a small, pointed thing similar to a human tooth in shape or in the way it is used.
The teeth of the saw easily cut into the tree.The old comb had lost a lot of its teeth.
derivations: toothless (adj.), toothlike (adj.), toothlessly (adv.), toothlessness (n.)
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  • toothbrush:
    a brush you clean your teeth with.
  • toothpaste:
    a paste that you put on your toothbrush to make your teeth cleaner.
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