sweet tooth
A liking for foods that are sweet; a weakness for sweets.
He eats a healthy diet most of the time, but has a sweet tooth when it comes to candy.
ADJ
big, enormous, huge
gappy
The little boy grinned widely, showing off his gappy teeth before they grew in properly.
prominent, sticking-out
My little brother has prominent front teeth that he'll probably grow into.
even, straight
crooked, jagged
My son's jagged teeth finally straightened out after he got braces.
misshapen
The dentist examined my misshapen teeth and recommended braces to straighten them.
broken, missing | good, healthy, pearl-like, pearl-white, perfect, splendid, strong, white | yellow | decayed, rotten | loose, wobbly | aching | capped, false, gold
needle-sharp, razor-sharp, sharp
The shark's needle-sharp teeth could slice through the boat's wooden hull.
savage | back, front | bottom, top | canine
baby, milk
My daughter lost her first milk tooth when she was five years old.
wisdom
VERB + TOOTH
have | brush, clean | extract, pull out, remove
have out
My daughter had a tooth out last week and the dentist gave her a sticker.
knock out
lose
My son lost a tooth while eating an apple at school yesterday.
fill
bare, reveal, show
When she laughed, she showed her teeth in a wide, genuine smile.
clamp, clench, grit
She gritted her teeth and pushed through the painful workout without complaining.
clamp sth between/in
She clamped the pencil between her teeth while she searched for her notebook.
gnash, grind
sink
The dog sank its teeth into the rubber toy and shook it vigorously.
cut
My daughter was very uncomfortable when she cut her first tooth last month.
TOOTH + VERB
be/come through
Sarah's baby molars came through last month, so she can finally eat harder foods.
fall out | bite sb/sth, nip sb/sth, sink into sb/sth, snap together | ache
chatter
My teeth chattered nervously as I waited to hear if I got the job.
flash, gleam, glint, shine
When he laughed, his white teeth gleamed in the sunlight.
grin
TOOTH + NOUN
decay, loss | abscess | enamel
mark
The dog's teeth marks were visible on the wooden table leg.
PREP
against the/your ~
The metal fork scraped against my tooth while I was chewing.
between the/your ~
He held a pen between his teeth while he searched for his notebook on the desk.
in the/your ~
She had a piece of spinach in her tooth all through the meeting.
through the/your ~
He was so angry that he could barely speak through his teeth during the argument.