teeth

[teeth]

noun

1. plural of tooth.

teeth

/ tiːθ /

noun

1. the plural of tooth

2. the most violent part

   the teeth of the gale

3. the power to produce a desired effect

   that law has no teeth

4. See skin

5. to become engrossed in

6. in direct opposition to; against

   in the teeth of violent criticism he went ahead with his plan

7. to threaten, esp in a defensive manner

8. to the greatest possible degree

   armed to the teeth

Other Word Forms

• teethless adjective

Idioms and Phrases

see armed to the teeth; bare one's teeth; by the skin of one's teeth; cut one's teeth on; fed to the gills (teeth); fly in the face (teeth) of; give one's eyeteeth; gnash one's teeth; grit one's teeth; in the teeth of; kick in the pants (teeth); lie through one's teeth; like pulling teeth; scarce as hen's teeth; set one's teeth on edge; sink one's teeth into; to the teeth. Also see under tooth.

Example Sentences

We brush our teeth, drop our kids at school, attend Zoom calls and make dinner plans, all while apocalyptic headlines scroll through our devices and our minds.

From Salon

The titular alien is fast, has razor-sharp teeth and a whip-like tail capable of impaling its victims.

From Salon

When they hatch, the maggots — which are called screwworms — “have these little sharp teeth or hooks in their mouths, and they chomp away at the flesh and burrow,” Chin-Hong said.

From Los Angeles Times

She travelled to the animal charity's Glasgow base to collect him and found George "more or less fine, save for some matted fur and bad teeth".

From BBC

But she did always seemed to fixate on people’s teeth.

From Los Angeles Times