Definition of TEETH

teeth

Meanings

Noun

  • the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
  • hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
  • something resembling the tooth of an animal
  • toothlike structure in invertebrates found in the mouth or alimentary canal or on a shell
  • a means of enforcement
    • "the treaty had no teeth in it"
  • one of a number of uniform projections on a gear
  • plural of tooth
  • The ability to be enforced, or to be enforced to any useful effect.

Verb

  • Dated spelling of teethe (“to grow teeth”).

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

chompers, dentition, enforceability, Hampstead Heath, pearly whites, teefies, tooth

Scrabble Score: 8

teeth is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
teeth is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
teeth is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

teeth is a valid Words With Friends word