tooth

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English tothe, toth, tooth, from Old English tōþ (“tooth”), from Proto-West Germanic *tanþ (“tooth”), from Proto-Germanic *tanþs (“tooth”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts (“tooth”). Related to tusk. Doublet of dent, dens, tind, and tine. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: to͞oth, IPA(key): /tuːθ/, (uncommon) /tʊθ/ (General American) IPA(key): /tuθ/ (South Wales (usually), Midlands (especially Birmingham)) IPA(key): /tʊθ/ (Scotland, Northern Ireland) IPA(key): /tʉθ/ Rhymes: -uːθ, -ʊθ Homophone: twoth === Noun === tooth (plural teeth) A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for biting and chewing food. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:tooth Hyponyms: bicuspid, canine, cuspid, incisor, premolar, molar; see also Thesaurus:tooth A sharp projection on the blade of a saw or similar implement. Synonym: sawtooth A projection on the edge of a gear that meshes with similar projections on adjacent gears, or on the circumference of a cog that engages with a chain. Of a rope, the stickiness when in contact with another rope as in a knot. (zoology) A projection or point in other parts of the body resembling the tooth of a vertebrate animal. (botany) A pointed projection from the margin of a leaf. (animation) The rough surface of some kinds of cel or other films that allows better adhesion of artwork. (figurative) Liking, fondness (compare toothsome). Synonyms: fondness, appetite, taste, palate (algebraic geometry) An irreducible component of a comb that intersects the handle in exactly one point, that point being distinct from the unique point of intersection for any other tooth of the comb. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Verb === tooth (third-person singular simple present tooths, present participle toothing, simple past and past participle toothed) To provide or furnish with teeth. To indent; to jag. to tooth a saw To lock into each other, like gear wheels. === Anagrams === Hotot == Cornish == === Etymology === Cognate with Welsh twyth. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Adjective === tooth firm, strong steadfast stubborn === Noun === tooth m speed Synonym: skavder hurry ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === == Middle English == === Noun === tooth alternative form of toth