tooth

🇺🇸 /tuːθ/ 🇬🇧 /tuːθ/
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noun
A1

A hard, white part in your mouth that you use to bite and chew food.

She brushed her tooth carefully to keep it clean.

R

A small, pointed part that sticks out from an object, like the ridges on a comb or the cogs on a gear.

The gear's tooth was broken, causing the machine to malfunction.

translation

n. A hard, white part in your mouth that you use to bite and chew food.; A small, pointed part that sticks out from an object, like the ridges on a comb or the cogs on a gear.

Word Forms

Plural teeth