tooth

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tooth [tooth teeth] BrE [tuːθ] NAmE [tuːθ] noun (pl. teethBrE [tiːθ] ; NAmE [tiːθ] )
1. any of the hard white structures in the mouth used for biting and chewing food
• I've just had a tooth out at the dentist's.
•to brush/clean your teeth
•tooth decay
• She answered through clenched teeth (= opening her mouth only a little because of anger).
•The cat sank its teeth into his finger.
see also ↑buck teeth, ↑false teeth, ↑milk tooth, ↑wisdom tooth
2. a narrow pointed part that sticks out of an object
•the teeth on a saw
•The teeth of the cog should fit into these grooves.
see also ↑fine-tooth comb
more at armed to the teeth at ↑armed _v., bare your teeth at ↑bare _v., get the bit between your teeth at ↑bit, an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth) at ↑eye _n., give your eye teeth for sth at ↑eye teeth, fight tooth and nail at ↑fight _v., gnash your teeth at ↑gnash, grit your teeth at ↑grit _v., Hell's teeth at ↑hell, kick sb in the teeth at ↑kick _v., a kick in the teeth at ↑kick _n., lie through your teeth at ↑lie ² _v., long in the tooth at ↑long _adj., red in tooth and claw at ↑red _adj., by the skin of your teeth at ↑skin _n., have a sweet tooth at ↑sweet _adj.
Idioms: ↑cut a tooth ▪ ↑cut your teeth on something ▪ ↑get your teeth into something ▪ ↑have teeth ▪ ↑in the teeth of something ▪ ↑set somebody's teeth on edge

Word Origin:
Old English tōth (plural tēth), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tand and German Zahn, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin dent-, Greek odont-.

Collocations:
Physical appearance
A person may be described as having:
Eyes
(bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows
long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
Face
a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
full/thick/thin/pouty lips
dry/chapped/cracked lips
flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache/ (especially US) mustache
Hair and skin
pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(BrE) ginger/grey hair
straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
a bald/balding/shaved head
a receding hairline
a bald patch/spot
a side/centre/(US) center (BrE) parting/ (NAmE) part
Body
a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
big/wide/narrow/slim hips
a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
thin/slender/muscular arms
big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure
be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build

Example Bank:
•Alan hissed from behind his clenched teeth.
•Billy's first tooth is now through.
•Does the tooth fairy really exist?
•He broke off what he was saying, clamping his teeth together.
•He clashed the spoon against his teeth as he ate.
•Her smile showed crooked teeth.
•Her teeth flashed as she smiled.
•His pipe was firmly clamped between his teeth.
•I lost three teeth in the fight.
•I still have one of my baby teeth.
•I used to be self-conscious of my prominent teeth.
•Mink have razor-sharp teeth.
•She answered the phone with a cigarette between her teeth.
•She answered through clenched teeth.
•She wore a brace to correct her gappy teeth.
•Skyscrapers rose like jagged teeth.
•Sugar rots your teeth.
•The baby's crying because he's cutting a new tooth.
•The cat came in with a mouse in its teeth.
•The cat left teeth marks in my arm.
•The dog bared its teeth at us and growled.
•The man smiled, revealing perfect white teeth.
•Their teeth were chattering with cold.
•a reporter who cut her teeth working in Soweto