noun
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The ability to be enforced, or to be enforced to any useful effect.
example
The international community's sanctions against the regime had some teeth to them this time around.
verb
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To grow teeth.
example
Babies typically start teething at about six months.
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To bite on something to relieve discomfort caused by growing teeth.
example
She'll teethe on anything that she can get into her mouth.
noun
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A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
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A sharp projection on the blade of a saw or similar implement.
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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.
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A projection or point in other parts of the body resembling the tooth of a vertebrate animal.
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A pointed projection from the margin of a leaf.
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The rough surface of some kinds of cel or other films that allows better adhesion of artwork.
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Liking, fondness (compare toothsome).
example
I have a sweet tooth: I love sugary treats.
synonyms
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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.
Examples of teeth in a Sentence
She had teeth, fingernails and a healthy kick.
He finished brushing his teeth, rinsed his mouth and then wiped it.
Put your teeth in and let's get going.
He began working at his teeth with a toothpick.
Jenn grated her teeth.
The teeth are large, white and strong.
The tongue is so serviceable a member (taking all sorts of shapes, just as is wanted),--the teeth, the lips, the roof of the mouth, all ready to help, and so heap up the sound of the voice into the solid bits which we call consonants, and make room for the curiously shaped breathings which we call vowels!
Rhyn said through clenched teeth with a look of distaste.
Her teeth chattered and her body felt so hot she wanted to scream.
I asked what was the matter, and she said, "Much (many) teeth do make Nancy sick."
We talked of rude and simple times, when men sat about large fires in cold, bracing weather, with clear heads; and when other dessert failed, we tried our teeth on many a nut which wise squirrels have long since abandoned, for those which have the thickest shells are commonly empty.
Jule hissed through his teeth and more blood bubbled up, but the lodged arrow refused to move.
She gritted her teeth, hating the fact he had open access to her thoughts and worse—he could respond to them!
One smiled coldly, revealing its sharpened teeth, while another was the first to take a step towards her.
It was like he had a check list of what parents were supposed to do, and he filled in all the little blocks—middle-class home, straight teeth, and a college education—figured that was the extent of his obligations to us.
Jenn gritted her teeth.
But the wolf jumped up more quickly than anyone could have expected and, gnashing her teeth, flew at the yellowish borzoi, which, with a piercing yelp, fell with its head on the ground, bleeding from a gash in its side.
The devil left, and an angry Talon hauled her up, sinking his teeth into her arm again.
He grated his teeth to see Darian's number on the screen.
The Watcher clenched his teeth, green eyes flaring with light and spinning before he regained his temper.
When she returned fully dressed and armed to the teeth, he held out his hand.
This is exactly the kind of problem geneticists can sink their teeth into, so to speak, to make the protein in this grain digestible.
Suddenly a smallish dog seized my left thigh with its teeth and would not let go.
He was gray, you remember, and had white teeth, and stood and looked at us...
Of course I do, I remember his teeth as if I had just seen them.
He sank his teeth into someone and never let go, until they were in Hell.
It yellows their teeth, makes their breath smell like a trash can, and ruins their health.
His teeth sparkled a smile in the candlelight.
His teeth were white in the reflection of the flashlight.
If she hadn't noticed the blow soon enough, she'd have no teeth.
Jenn placed the blade of a knife between her teeth and pried the window of her bathroom open.
She saw his upper lip swell as his teeth grew, stimulated by lust.
Jenn splashed water on her face and brushed her teeth quickly.
Jenn gritted her teeth against it as her body mended itself.
She grated her teeth, sensing the truth in his words.
He leaned down to kiss her lips and she bared clenched teeth.
She ground her teeth.
He whistled softly through his teeth.
Her teeth were already chattering.
She shivered until her teeth chattered.
Her face warmed again as she realized she had been pulling her upper lip down over her teeth.
She glared at him, speaking through clenched teeth.
He couldn't control the surge of adrenaline he experienced whenever he thought of sinking his teeth into his father's neck and draining his life from him, the way his father drained his mother's life.
His teeth grew in response.
Jessi gritted her teeth and forced a smile.
He said no more but bared his teeth.
His teeth shortened and turned normal as she watched.
The words were spoken with effort through his clenched teeth, as if the admittance was a personal insult.
They were the same shade of white as the rest of his teeth and seemed a natural extension from his gums.
They were even with the teeth around them, as if his incisors had just …grown.