teeth

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UK /ˈtiːθ/ US /ˈtiθ/

verb 1

Collocations

ADJ.

armed, artificial, bad, cold, cutting, effective, last, new

She showed her artificial teeth to the dentist during her regular checkup last week.

VERB + TEETH

brush, brushing, cast, cause, like, pulling, put

She brushes her teeth every morning before breakfast.

TEETH + NOUN

firearms, week

He gritted his teeth week after week waiting for the exam results.

PREP.

around, with

She gritted her teeth with frustration as she waited in the long queue.

ADV.

properly, twice

She brushes her teeth twice a day to keep them healthy and strong.

Definitions

verb

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

Thus, a mother should not think that there is something wrong just because her baby teeths, crawls, walks, or talks earlier or later than her neighbor's baby.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively)

dentition

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

arm to the teeth

To equip thoroughly with weapons.

There, on the ramparts of the forts, stood Nicholas Koorn, armed to the teeth, flourishing a brass-hilted sword.

make someone's teeth itch

To bother or unsettle a person; to put someone on edge.

The squeaking won’t do any harm, but if it makes your teeth itch, oil the hinge.

lie through one's teeth

To tell an obvious untruth.

When a politician claims he can lower taxes without cutting spending, he's lying through his teeth.

by the skin of one's teeth

Barely; closely; by a narrow margin; with nothing to spare.

I passed the test by the skin of my teeth.

pull teeth

To extract teeth, usually because they are decayed or damaged.

Example Bank

Thus, a mother should not think that there is something wrong just because her baby teeths, crawls, walks, or talks earlier or later than her neighbor's baby.

Wiktionary

A cursory examination of his teeth indicated that he had gingivitis.

Tatoeba · #2017

The art of modern warfare does not necessarily require soldiers to be armed to the teeth to be effective as combatants.

Tatoeba · #18656

Too many sweets cause your teeth to decay.

Tatoeba · #21008

My teeth chattered with cold.

Tatoeba · #21142

It is often said that sweets are bad for your teeth.

Tatoeba · #23666

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