teeth
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teeth
- /ˈtiːθ/ UK
- /ˈtiːf/
- /ˈtiθ/ US
Rhymes with -iːθ
Where it comes from
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.
noun
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plural of tooth
Similar: chompers, Hampstead Heath, pearly whites, teefies
- Unpleasant oral sex She gives straight teeth.
noun
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The ability to be enforced, or to be enforced to any useful effect.
The international community's sanctions against the regime had some teeth to them this time around.
Similar: enforceability
verb teeths · teething · teethed
- Dated spelling of teethe (“to grow teeth”). Thus, a mother should not think that there is something wrong just because her baby teeths, crawls, walks, or talks earlier or later than her neighbor's baby.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: effectiveness, authority, clutches, chattering, boom, baby, mama, bite, bullet, breathe, wheels, threads, hole, cogs, weight, bluetooth
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title = {teeth},
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