tooth

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other parts of the body BODY
- one of the hard white parts inside your mouth that you use for eating: tooth (plural teeth)
- the hard pink flesh that is around your teeth: gum (usually plural)
sore gums ◎ gum disease
- one of the bones in your face that contain your teeth: jaw
the upper/lower jaw
- one of the large teeth at the back of your mouth: molar
- one of four teeth at the back of your mouth that appear when you are about 20 years old: wisdom tooth (plural wisdom teeth)
- one of the first set of teeth in young children: milk tooth (AmE baby tooth)(plurals milk/baby teeth)
- when a baby is starting to grow its first teeth, it is teething
- having no teeth: toothless
The old man gave me a toothless grin.
※—† using your teeth
- to cut sth with your teeth: bite* (sth); to cut a large piece of food (for example an apple) with your teeth: bite* into sth
Ouch! I've bitten my tongue! ◎ She bit into the sandwich.
- to use your teeth to break up the food in your mouth before you swallow it: chew sth
Don't eat too fast. Chew your food well.
- to attack sb/sth with the teeth: bite* sb/sth
Your dog just bit me!
※ eating EAT
※—† cleaning your teeth
- to remove food particles from your teeth with a brush: clean your teeth, brush your teeth
- the object that is used for brushing your teeth: toothbrush
Brush your teeth after meals and before you go to bed.
- the substance that you use on a toothbrush to clean your teeth: toothpaste (noun U)
a tube of toothpaste
- a small pointed piece of wood for removing food from between your teeth: toothpick; to use a toothpick: pick your teeth
- soft thread that you use to remove food from between your teeth: (dental) floss (noun U)
※—† problems with teeth
- pain in a tooth: toothache (noun U/C)
I've got toothache.
- when a tooth causes pain, it aches
- if a tooth becomes bad, it decays; the process is called tooth decay (noun U)
- a hole in one of your teeth caused by decay: hole, (formal) cavity
The dentist said I had several cavities that needed filling.
- if a tooth is not firmly fixed in your mouth, it is loose
※ note on toothache and other aches PAIN
- a person whose job is to look after people's teeth: dentist
- connected with teeth and looking after teeth: dental
She's had a lot of dental problems. ◎ dental treatment
- to remove a tooth: take* sth out
- to have a tooth removed by a dentist: have sth out
I've just had a tooth out.
- artificial teeth: false teeth, dentures
※ going to the dentist DENTIST
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- a long, sharp tooth of a dog, a poisonous snake, etc: fang