tooth
n.
hard white piece of bone in the mouth used to chew or grind food, whitish bony structure in the mouth; cleat, prong; indentation, sharp protrusion on the blade of a saw; something destructive; liking of a particular flavor or type of food (E.g.: I have a sweet tooth and I eat too much chocolate")
v.
equip with teeth (e.g. tools; make a jagged edge on; mesh, interweave, interlock; become interlocked
Tooth
"Teeth" redirects here. For the film, see
Teeth (film). Teeth (singular, tooth) are structures found in the
jaws (or mouths) of many
vertebrates that are used to tear, scrape, and chew
food. Some animals, particularly
carnivores, also use teeth for hunting or defense. The roots of teeth are covered by
gums. Teeth are among the most distinctive (and long-lasting) features of
mammal species.
Paleontologists use teeth to identify
fossil species and determine their relationships. The shape of an animal's teeth is related to its diet. For example, plant matter is hard to digest, so
herbivores have many molars for
chewing.
Carnivores, on the other hand, need
canines to kill and tear meat.
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Tooth
(v. t.)
To lock into each other. See Tooth, n., 4.
(v. t.)
To indent; to jag; as, to tooth a saw.
(v. t.)
To furnish with teeth.
(n.)
One of the hard, bony appendages which are borne on the jaws, or on other bones in the walls of the mouth or pharynx of most vertebrates, and which usually aid in the prehension and mastication of food.
(n.)
one of the appendages at the mouth of the capsule of a moss. See Peristome.
(n.)
One of several steps, or offsets, in a tusk. See Tusk.
(n.)
Fig.: Taste; palate.
(n.)
Any projection corresponding to the tooth of an animal, in shape, position, or office; as, the teeth, or cogs, of a cogwheel; a tooth, prong, or tine, of a fork; a tooth, or the teeth, of a rake, a saw, a file, a card.
(n.)
Any hard calcareous or chitinous organ found in the mouth of various invertebrates and used in feeding or procuring food; as, the teeth of a mollusk or a starfish.
(n.)
An angular or prominence on any edge; as, a tooth on the scale of a fish, or on a leaf of a plant
(n.)
A projecting member resembling a tenon, but fitting into a mortise that is only sunk, not pierced through.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Shen
tooth; ivory; change
Vashni
the second; changed; a tooth
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) , by Roswell D. Hitchcock.
About
Tooth
one of the particulars regarding which retaliatory punishment was to be inflicted (Ex. 21:24; Lev. 24:20; Deut. 19:21). "Gnashing of teeth" =rage, despair (Matt. 8:12; Acts 7:54); "cleanness of teeth" =famine (Amos 4:6); "children's teeth set on edge" =children suffering for the sins of their fathers (Ezek. 18:2).