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Noun (1 meaning)
1. the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal.
teeth is a type of:
- set (noun) - a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
types of teeth:
- primary dentition (noun) - dentition of deciduous teeth
- secondary dentition (noun) - dentition of permanent teeth
teeth is a part of:
- mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris (noun) - the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
members of teeth:
- tooth (noun) - hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates
» tooth
Noun (5 meanings)
1. hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense.
tooth is a type of:
types of tooth:
- back tooth, posterior (noun) - a tooth situated at the back of the mouth
- canine, canine tooth, eyetooth, eye tooth, dogtooth, cuspid (noun) - one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
- carnassial tooth (noun) - the last upper premolar and first lower molar teeth of a carnivore
- chopper, pearly (noun) - informal terms for a human `tooth'
- conodont (noun) - the tiny fossil cone-shaped tooth of a primitive vertebrate of order Conodonta
- fang (noun) - hollow or grooved tooth of a venomous snake
- front tooth, anterior (noun) - a tooth situated at the front of the mouth
- incisor (noun) - a tooth for cutting or gnawing
- malposed tooth (noun) - a tooth that has grown in a faulty position
- molar, grinder (noun) - grinding tooth with a broad crown
- permanent tooth, adult tooth (noun) - any of the 32 teeth that replace the deciduous teeth of early childhood and (with luck) can last until old age
- premolar, bicuspid (noun) - a tooth having two cusps or points
- primary tooth, deciduous tooth, baby tooth, milk tooth (noun) - one of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children)
- tusk (noun) - a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging
tooth is a member of:
- dentition, teeth (noun) - the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
parts of tooth:
- crown (noun) - the part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamel
- cusp (noun) - small elevation on the grinding surface of a tooth
- dentine, dentin (noun) - bone (calcified tissue) surrounding the pulp cavity of a tooth
- pulp (noun) - the soft inner part of a tooth
- pulp cavity (noun) - the central cavity of a tooth containing the pulp (including the root canal)
- root, tooth root (noun) - the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support
- stump (noun) - the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed
tooth is derivationally related to:
- toothy (adjective) - having or showing prominent teeth
2. something resembling the tooth of an animal.
tooth is a type of:
- projection (noun) - any structure that branches out from a central support
types of tooth:
tooth is a part of:
3. toothlike structure in invertebrates found in the mouth or alimentary canal or on a shell.
tooth is a type of:
- structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure (noun) - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing
types of tooth:
- denticle (noun) - small pointed ridge on the exoskeleton of an arthropod
4. a means of enforcement.
Example:
- “the treaty had no teeth in it”
5. one of a number of uniform projections on a gear.
tooth is a type of:
- projection (noun) - any structure that branches out from a central support
tooth is a part of:
- gear, gear wheel, geared wheel, cogwheel (noun) - a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion