dogtooth

Plural: dogteeth, dogtooths

Noun

• A pointed tooth, especially a canine tooth.
• perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated
• one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
• a carved pyramidal ornament; used in 13th century England
• A canine tooth.
• An ornament common in Gothic architecture, consisting of pointed projections resembling teeth.
• Synonym of houndstooth.

Examples

• He used a DOGTOOTH tile to extend his opponent’s word, showing a sharp tactical play in Scrabble.

Synonyms

canine, canine tooth, cuspid, dog's-tooth violet, dogtooth violet, eye tooth, eyetooth, houndstooth