teeth

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtiːθ/ (th-fronting) IPA(key): /ˈtiːf/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtiθ/ Rhymes: -iːθ === Noun === teeth plural of tooth Synonyms: chompers, Hampstead Heath, pearly whites, (diminutive) teefies (slang, vulgar, uncountable) Unpleasant oral sex === Noun === teeth pl (plural only) (informal) The ability to be enforced, or to be enforced to any useful effect. Synonym: enforceability ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === teeth (third-person singular simple present teeths, present participle teething, simple past and past participle teethed) Dated spelling of teethe (“to grow teeth”). === See also === toothless