teeth

Noun

• Hard, bony structures in the mouth used for biting and chewing.
• 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”).

Examples

• The international community's sanctions against the regime had some teeth to them this time around.
• The word ’TEETH’ presented a good opportunity to hook onto an existing ’T’ on the board.

Synonyms

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

Related Words

toothless