Teeth Definition & Meaning

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Synonyms teeth American [teeth] / tiθ /

noun

1. plural of tooth.

teeth British / tiːθ /

noun

1. the plural of tooth

2. the most violent part

   the teeth of the gale

3. the power to produce a desired effect

   that law has no teeth

4. See skin

5. to become engrossed in

6. in direct opposition to; against

   in the teeth of violent criticism he went ahead with his plan

7. to threaten, esp in a defensive manner

8. to the greatest possible degree

   armed to the teeth

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 teeth Idioms

1. see armed to the teeth; bare one's teeth; by the skin of one's teeth; cut one's teeth on; fed to the gills (teeth); fly in the face (teeth) of; give one's eyeteeth; gnash one's teeth; grit one's teeth; in the teeth of; kick in the pants (teeth); lie through one's teeth; like pulling teeth; scarce as hen's teeth; set one's teeth on edge; sink one's teeth into; to the teeth. Also see under tooth.

Other Word Forms

• teethless adjective

Example Sentences

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“Did he really wash his face in the morning? Did he brush his teeth?”

From The Wall Street Journal

There was the plastic pretzel that Sam remembered from when he was a baby just getting teeth.

From Literature

"Yesterday, all teeth were where they had to be."

From Barron's

“I really gritted my teeth and persevered for 30 years before finally becoming prime minister,” Takaichi said.

From The Wall Street Journal

He was smiling in a way that showed almost all his teeth.

From Literature

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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