teeth

English

Etymology

From Middle English teth, plural of tothe, from Old English tēþ, nominative plural of tōþ, from earlier *tœ̄þ, from Proto-Germanic *tanþiz, nominative plural of *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dóntes, nominative plural of *h₃dónts.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tiːθ/
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Rhymes: -iːθ

Noun

teeth

plural of tooth
(plural only) The ability to be enforced, or to be enforced to any useful effect.

Synonyms

(plural of "tooth"): chompers, pearly whites
(ability to be enforced): enforceability

Derived terms

Terms derived from teeth

arm to the teeth
by the skin of one's teeth
cut one's teeth
get one's teeth into / sink one's teeth into

give one's eye-teeth
gnash one's teeth
grit one's teeth
in the teeth of

lie through one's teeth
set one's teeth on edge