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tooth noun

  /tuːθ/ , /tuθ/ , /tʉθ/ , /tʊθ/
  • A sharp projection on the blade of a saw or similar implement.
  • A projection on the edge of a gear that meshes with similar projections on adjacent gears, or on the circumference of a cog that engages with a chain.
  • (zoology) A projection or point in other parts of the body resembling the tooth of a vertebrate animal.
  • (figurative) Liking, fondness (compare toothsome).
 dent

toothed adjective

  /tuːðd/ , /tuːθt/
  • Having projections resembling an animal's teeth.
 denté
wisdom tooth
dent de sagesse
milk tooth
dent de lait, dent laniaire
an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
œil pour œil, dent pour dent
fine-tooth comb
peigne fin, passer au peigne fin, ratisser, passer au crible
tooth fairy
fée des dents, petite souris
sweet tooth
bec sucré
long in the tooth
blanchir sous le harnais, défraîchi
tooth and nail
bec et ongles
clean as a hound's tooth
blanc comme neige, propre comme un sou neuf
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