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English

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishteth, plural oftothe, fromOld Englishtēþ, nominative plural oftōþ, from earlier*tœ̄þ, fromProto-Germanic*tanþiz, nominative plural of*tanþs, fromProto-Indo-European*h₃dóntes, nominative plural of*h₃dónts.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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teeth

  1. plural oftooth
    Synonyms:chompers,Hampstead Heath,pearly whites,(diminutive)teefies
  2. (slang, vulgar, uncountable) Unpleasantoral sex
    She gives straightteeth.

Noun

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teeth pl (plural only)

  1. (informal) The ability to beenforced, or to be enforced to anyusefuleffect.
    Synonym:enforceability
    The international community's sanctions against the regime had someteeth to them this time around.

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Verb

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teeth (third-person singular simple presentteeths,present participleteething,simple past and past participleteethed)

  1. Dated spelling ofteethe(“to grow teeth”).
    • 1943, Herman Niels Bundesen,Our Babies, page81:
      Thus, a mother should not think that there is something wrong just because her babyteeths, crawls, walks, or talks earlier or later than her neighbor's baby.

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