tooth
tooth Lexical Profile
tooth Game Scores & Validity
• noun
One of the hard, white, calcified structures rooted in the jaws of vertebrates, used for biting and chewing food.
"She brushed her teeth twice a day to maintain healthy gums and prevent cavities."
A projecting part resembling a tooth in shape or function, particularly one of the row of points on a saw, comb, or gear.
"One broken tooth on the primary gear was enough to jam the entire machine."
The slight roughness or grain on the surface of paper or canvas that allows drawing media such as graphite, charcoal, or pastel to adhere.
"The artist specifically chose a watercolor paper with heavy tooth to hold the multiple layers of soft pastel."
• verb
To provide, furnish, or cut with teeth or toothlike projections.
"The skilled metalworker carefully toothed the edge of the custom circular saw blade."
To interlock or mesh together (specifically referring to the cogs of gears).
"The intricately milled gears toothed perfectly, allowing the grandfather clock's mechanism to run smoothly."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'tōth', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch 'tand' and German 'Zahn', from an Indo-European root shared by Latin 'dens' and Greek 'odous'.
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