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tooth / toō[unvoicedth]/ • n. (pl. teeth / tē[unvoicedth]/ ) 1. each of a set of hard, bony enamel-coated structures in the jaws of most vertebrates, used for biting and chewing. ∎ a similar hard, pointed structure in invertebrate animals, typically functioning in the mechanical breakdown of food. ∎ an appetite or liking for a particular thing. ∎ roughness given to a surface to allow color or glue to adhere. ∎ (teeth) fig. genuine force or effectiveness of a body or in a law or agreement: the Charter would be fine if it had teeth and could be enforced. 2. a projecting part on a tool or other instrument, esp. one of a series that function or engage together, such as a cog on a gearwheel or a point on a saw or comb. ∎ a projecting part on an animal or plant, esp. one of a jagged or dentate row on the margin of a leaf or shell. PHRASES: armed to the teeth formidably armed. fight tooth and nail fight fiercely. get (or sink) one's teeth into work energetically and productively on (a task): the course gives students something to get their teeth into. in the teeth of directly against (the wind). ∎ in spite of or contrary to (opposition or difficulty): we defended it in the teeth of persecution. set someone's teeth on edgesee edge.DERIVATIVES: toothed adj. tooth·like / -ˌlīk/ adj.
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In mammals there are four different types of teeth, specialized for different functions (see canine tooth; incisor; molar; premolar). Their number varies with the species (see dental formula). See also deciduous teeth; permanent teeth.
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See also an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, Nature red in tooth and claw at nature, the tongue always returns to a sore tooth.
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tooth: see teeth.
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