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Definition: Teeth |
TeethNoun1. The kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "teeth" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
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Dream Interpretation | An ordinary dream of teeth augurs an unpleasant contact with sickness, or disquieting people. If you dream that your teeth are loose, there will be failures and gloomy tidings. If the doctor pulls your tooth, you will have desperate illness, if not fatal; it will be lingering. To have them filled, you will recover lost valuables after much uneasiness. To clean or wash your teeth, foretells that some great struggle will be demanded of you in order to preserve your fortune. To dream that you are having a set of teeth made, denotes that severe crosses will fall upon you, and you will strive to throw them aside. If you lose your teeth, you will have burdens which will crush your pride and demolish your affairs. To dream that you have your teeth knocked out, denotes sudden misfortune. Either your business will suffer, or deaths or accidents will come close to you. To examine your teeth, warns you to be careful of your affairs, as enemies are lurking near you. If they appear decayed and snaggled, your business or health will suffer from intense strains. To dream of spitting out teeth, portends personal sickness, or sickness in your immediate family. Imperfect teeth is one of the worst dreams. It is full of mishaps for the dreamer. A loss of estates, failure of persons to carry out their plans and desires, bad health, depressed conditions of the nervous system for even healthy persons. For one tooth to fall out, foretells disagreeable news; if two, it denotes unhappy states that the dreamer will be plunged into from no carelessness on his part. If three fall out, sickness and accidents of a very serious nature will follow. Seeing all the teeth drop out, death and famine usually will prevail. If the teeth are decayed and you pull them out, the same, only yourself, is prominent in the case. To dream of tartar or any deposit falling off of the teeth and leaving them sound and white, is a sign of temporary indisposition, which will pass, leaving you wiser in regard to conduct, and you will find enjoyment in the discharge of duty. To admire your teeth for their whiteness and beauty, foretells that pleasant occupations and much happiness will be experienced through the fulfilment of wishes. To dream that you pull one of your teeth and lose it, and feeling within your mouth with your tongue for the cavity, and failing to find any, and have a doctor for the same, but to no effect, leaving the whole affair enveloped in mystery, denotes that you are about to enter into some engagement which does not exactly please you, and which you decide to ignore, but will later take it up and secretly prosecute it to your own disquieting satisfaction and under the suspicion of friends. To dream that a dentist cleans your teeth perfectly, and the next morning you find them rusty, foretells you will believe your interest secure concerning some person or position, but you will find that they have succumbed to the blandishments of an artful man or woman. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Mechanical Engineering | The whole of the teeth of a gear wheel or rack. Source: European Union. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
nah:TlantliA tooth is a hard structure found in the jaw of some animals. It is used to chew food and, in some animals, like the carnivores, as a weapon. Teeth are generally partly covered by the gums.
Types of tooth:
The set of teeth one has and their development is called dentition. Dentists sometimes refer to the inner surface of teeth as the buccal surface (meaning towards the mouth), and the outer surface as the labial surface (meaning towards the lips).
- Molar, used for grinding up foods
- Carnassial, slicing food. In carnivores only.
- Premolar, similar to molars but smaller and sometimes called "bicuspids"
- Canine, used for tearing apart foods and sometimes called "cuspids"
- Incisor, used for cutting foods
Human teeth consist of four tissues:
Aardvark teeth lack enamel and have many pulp tubules, hence the name of the order Tubulidentata.
- Enamel is a hard outer layer consisting of calcium and phosphate.
- Dentine is the inner layer, the bulk of the tooth.
- Pulp is the core, containing nerves and blood vessels.
- Cementum is the thin layer around the root; a bone-like material which connects the teeth to the jaw.
Humans have 32 teeth evenly distributed across the quadrants. Each quadrant of 8 teeth consists of 2 incisors, 1 cuspid, 2 bicuspids and 3 molars. The last molar of each quadrant may or may not erupt and is commonly referred to as wisdom teeth.
Humans grow two sets of teeth, though some animals grow more. Sharks grow a new set of teeth every two weeks. Some other animals grow just one set. Rodent teeth grow continually and wear off to a relatively standard length. In humans, the first (or primary, or deciduous) set of teeth appears at about six months of age. This is known as teething and can be quite painful for an infant. The second, permanent set is formed between the ages of six and twelve years. A new tooth forms underneath the old one, pushing it out of the jaw. This set can last for life if cared for properly.
Teeth are among the most distinctive features of different mammal species, and one that fossilizes well. Paleontologists use them to identify fossil species and, often, their relationships. The shape of the teeth is related to the animal's diet, as well as its evolutionary descent.
Tooth decay
Plaque
Plaque is a soft white layer which forms on teeth, containing large amounts of bacteria of various types, particularly Streptococcus mutans. Left unchecked for a few days plaque will harden, especially near the gums, forming tartar.Certain bacteria in the mouth live off the remains of foods, especially sugars. In the absence of oxygen they produce lactic acid, which dissolves the calcium and phosphorus in the enamel in a process known as demineralisation. Enamel demineralisation takes place below the critical pH of about 5.5
Saliva gradually neutralises the acids causing the pH of the tooth surface to rise above the critical pH. This causes 'remineralisation', the return of the dissolved minerals to the enamel. If there is sufficient time between the intake of foods (two to three hours) and the damage is limited the teeth can repair themselves.
Caries (Cavities)
Dental caries (cavitation) occurs when over a period of time the process of demineralisation is greater than remineralisation. Attempts to prevent dental caries involve reducing the factors that cause demineralisation, and increasing the factors leading to remineralisation. Unchecked demineralisatin leads to cavities, which may penetrate the underlying dentine to the tooth's nerve-rich pulp and lead to toothache.In moderation, fluoride is known to protect the teeth against caries. It toughens the teeth by replacing the hydroxyapatite and carbonated hydroxyapatite minerals of which the enamel is made with fluorapatite, which is harder. It also reduces the production of acids by bacteria in the mouth by reducing their ability to metabolize sugars. The addition of fluoride (sodium monofluorophosphate) to toothpaste is now very common, and may explain the decline in dental caries in the Western world in the past 30 years.
Some believe that a diet rich in fluorine salts, particularly in childhood, can lead to a stronger enamel which is less susceptible to decay. Fluoridation of drinking water remains a controversial issue. However, in many parts of the world, the natural water supply may be sufficiently rich in fluorides to supply the needs of children without additional sources being required.
Caries may be treated by filling cavities with a long-lasting material. This was, traditionally, achieved using gold or a compound of metals called amalgam, which contains mercury. For cosmetic reasons, and because it is thought mercury may seep from fillings into the circulation over time, a ceramic or other white filler may be preferred to amalgam. As a last resort, teeth affected by caries may be extracted, preferably under local or general anaesthetic.
Foods
Good
Some foods may protect against caries. Milk and especially cheese appear to be able to raise pH values in the mouth and so reduce tooth exposure to acid. Milk and cheese are both rich in calcium and phosphate and may also encourage remineralisation. Plus, they may increase saliva production which increases the pH level in the mouth. Foods high in fibre may also help to increase the flow of saliva. Unsweetened (sugar free) chewing gum stimulates saliva production, and helps to clean the surface of the tooth (even sugary gum may be helpful, since the sugar dissolves out very quickly).
Bad
Sugars are commonly associated with dental caries. Other carbohydrates, especially cooked starches, eg crisps, may also damage teeth, although to a much lesser degree. This is because starch is not an ideal food for the bacteria. It has to be converted (by enzymes in saliva) first.Sucrose (table sugar) is most commonly associated with caries, although glucose and maltose seem equally cariogenic (likely to cause caries). The amount of sugar consumed at any one time is less important than how often sugar containing foods and drinks are consumed. The more frequently sugars are consumed, the greater the time during which the tooth is exposed to low pH levels, at which demineralisation occurs. It is important therefore to try to encourage infrequent consumption of food and drinks containing sugar so that teeth have a chance to repair themselves. Obviously, limiting sugar-containing foods and drinks to meal times is one way to reduce the incidence of caries.
Fresh fruit (and fruit juices) contains not only sugars, but some (oranges, lemons, limes, apples) also contain acids which lower the pH.
Another factor which affects the risk of developing caries is the stickiness of foods. Some foods or sweets may stick to the teeth and so reduce the pH in the mouth for an extended time, particularly if they are sugary. It is important that teeth are cleaned at least once a day, preferably with a toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste, to remove any food sticking to the teeth. Regular brushing and the use of dental floss also removes the dental plaque coating the tooth surface.
Other Animals
- Rodents' teeth grow all their lives.
- Reptiles' and sharks' teeth are replaced constantly, before they wear out. A crocodile replaces its teeth over forty times in a lifetime.
- Elephants' tusks are specialized incisors for digging food up and fighting.
- Turtles and tortoises are toothless.
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An overview of dental anatomySource: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Tooth."
Synonym: TeethSynonym: dentition (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Instrument | Hammer; (impulse); edge tool; (cut); borer; vice, teeth; (hold); nail, rope; (join); peg; (hang); support; spoon; (vehicle); arms; oar; (navigation); cardiograph, recapper, snowplow, tenpenny, votograph. |
Pulverulence | Mill, arrastra, gristmill, grater, rasp, file, mortar and pestle, nutmeg grater, teeth, grinder, grindstone, kern, quern, koniology. |
Retention | Fangs, teeth, claws, talons, nail, unguis, hook, tentacle, tenaculum; bond; (vinculum). |
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Crosswords: Teeth |
| English words defined with "teeth": Cardinal teeth ♦ Foal teeth, Fore teeth ♦ In the teeth ♦ Pavement teeth ♦ seize with teeth ♦ To set the teeth on edge, To show the teeth, To the teeth. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "teeth": Cast into One's Teeth, cycloidal gear teeth, cycloidal teeth ♦ Dragon's Teeth ♦ effective teeth ♦ gear teeth ♦ involute gear teeth, involute teeth ♦ opposing teeth ♦ SH-T-NG THROUGH THE TEETH, Skin of his Teeth, Spite of His Teeth, stub gear teeth, stub teeth ♦ tap with interrupted teeth. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "teeth": trout. (references) |
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Screenplays | And you had wires on your teeth and glasses and everything (On the Waterfront; writing credit: Budd Schulberg.) It's not sexy, but it's got teeth! (The Firm; writing credit: David Rabe) Silence! Hold your forked tongue behind your teeth! I did not pass through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers; writing credit: Frances Walsh) You're gonna look real funny sucking my dick with no teeth. (The Shawshank Redemption; writing credit: Frank Darabont) Use them tiger teeth! (Rush Hour 2; writing credit: Jeff Nathanson) | |
Lyrics | Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear (Mack The Knife; performing artist: Bobby Darin) And if I ever lose my mouth, all my teeth, north and south, (Moonshadow; performing artist: Cat Stevens) Does his teeth, bite to eat and he's rolling (Ants Marching; performing artist: Dave Matthews Band) Even if I hated Kim, I grit my teeth and I try to make it work (Cleanin' Out My Closet; performing artist: Eminem) I’m a lover, not a fighter, but I crack your teeth (Son Of A Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You); performing artist: Janet Jackson) | |
Clever | A smile is the cheapest way to improve your looks, even if your teeth are crooked. (references; author: unknown) You're trailer trash when the Halloween pumpkin on your porch has more teeth than your spouse. (references; author: unknown) A permanent set of teeth consists of eight canines, eight cuspids, two molars, and eight cuspidors. (references; author: unknown) I have gotten to the age where I need my false teeth and hearing aid before I can ask where I left my glasses. (references; author: unknown) | |
Tongue Twisters | Mr. Smith's teeth are thin and lethal. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Teeth (2002) All About Teeth (1957) Teeth Are to Keep (1949) Clara Cleans Her Teeth (1926) The Teeth of the Tiger (1919) | |
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 | A row of teeth arises from a large sclerotized plate borne laterally on the eighth abdominal segment. Uranotaenia have characteristically shaped heads, longer than wide. All but one Western species have four stout spines on the head. Credit: CDC. |  | There may be a row of closely set teeth, or spines on each side of the siphon near the ventral margin, otherwise know as "pectin". Aedes aegypti is a vector for Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF), as well as Yellow Fever. Credit: CDC. |
 | Preparing to pull tooth of large sedated polar bear - Ursus maritimus. Bears were measured and tagged for future study. Teeth were pulled to study age and general health of bears. Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals). |  | Capt. (Dr.) Alicia Guth examines a young East Timoran boy's teeth while deployed on a humanitarian mission as part of the United Nations peacekeeping efforts in East Timor. In addition to maintaining a force of some 9,000 peacekeepers in the newly indepen. |
 | U.S. Armed Forces Institute Of Pathology : Dentist working on a patient's teeth. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | ...How teeth to draw of ev'ry class... / Tim Bobbin [i.e. John Collier] inv. et del. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Who can open the doors of this face? : his teeth are terrible round about -- Job 41:14. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | I don't seem to be able to get my teeth into any of 'em!. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Pearly teeth and polka dot columns formed a backdrop for these road show chorus cuties at the Capitol Theatre in the 1930s. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Different species of bats, with details of heads, wing and teeth structure] / Fournier, sc. ; N. Remond, imp. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Barracuda teeth" by Eddie Wilson Commentary: "A closeup of the teeth of the barracuda i caught." | "Body Parts 11 - Teeth" by Dan Mulligan Commentary: "Out of focus male mouth showing teeth." |
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Andrel Gromyko | Comrades, this man has a nice smile, but he's got iron teeth. |
Benjamin Franklin | She laughs at everything you say. Why? Because she has fine teeth. |
Henry Ward Beecher | Interest works night and day in fair weather and in foul. It gnaws at a man's substance with invisible teeth. |
Pauline Kael | He has turned almost alarmingly blond -- he's gone past platinum, he must be plutonium; his hair is coordinated with his teeth. |
Peter Ustinov | Parents are the bones on which children sharpen their teeth. |
Sir Walter Raleigh | Whoseover, in writing a modern history, shall follow truth too near the heels, it may haply strike out his teeth. |
Walter Bagehot | Writers like teeth are divided into incisors and grinders. |
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John Locke | 1690 | This is a poor man’s freedom; the more he is beaten, the more he implores, and he prostrates himself as he goes down in the struggle, so that he may come back a little with his teeth. (Second Treatise of Government) |
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Sylvie and Bruno Concluded | Carroll, Lewis | Perhaps your horse has the bit in his teeth. |
A Christmas Carol | Dickens, Charles | Scrooge knew this, by the smart sound its teeth made, when the jaws were brought together by the bandage |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | He has bad teeth, because he is poorly fed, and his stomach suffers, and fine eyes because he has genius |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | His hands clenched convulsively and his teeth set together as he suffered the agony of its penetration |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | See? The teeth. |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | By good fortune he had been so well taught, that I was carried between his teeth without the least hurt, or even tearing my clothes |
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Health | Healthy teeth should be preserved. (references) | |
This allows the gum to re-attach to the teeth. (references) | ||
Use a very soft toothbrush to clean your teeth. (references) | ||
Business | In addition, an increasing proportion of Australian adults are retaining their natural teeth. (references) | |
For many years, visiting the dentist has meant having teeth restored and having fillings replaced. (references) | ||
The approach involves a thorough examination of a patient’s mouth and teeth, including by x-ray, to detect the early signs of decay. (references) | ||
Human Rights | China | He lost several teeth and remains in poor health. (references) |
Georgia | After being taken to a juvenile detention center, police reportedly knocked out one of his teeth. (references) | |
Brazil | Puga suffered four knife cuts, burns, a broken nose, and the loss of five teeth and part of an ear. (references) | |
Travel | Burma | Water is not potable, even for brushing teeth. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | ADAGE, n. Boned wisdom for weak teeth. |
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Dennis Miller | As a matter of fact, I want a meal that can be eaten without arms or even teeth. |
Sarah Ferguson | The biggest misconception, from my point of view, although I'd hate to be a spokesperson, is that they are regular human beings that get up out of bed and clean their teeth like we all do. |
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John F. Kennedy | 1961-1963 | Thus, we in the free world are moving steadily toward unity and cooperation, in the teeth of that old Bolshevik prophecy, and at the very time when extraordinary rumbles of discord can be heard across the Iron Curtain. |
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| "Teeth" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Teeth" is used about 4,747 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 100% | 4,747 | 2,062 |
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Expressions using "teeth": armed to the teeth ♦ artificial teeth ♦ bare one's teeth ♦ by the skin of one's teeth ♦ calf's teeth ♦ canine teeth ♦ Cardinal teeth ♦ cast smth. in smb.'s teeth ♦ chatter teeth ♦ clench one's teeth ♦ crack with teeth ♦ cut one's teeth ♦ cut one's wisdom teeth ♦ cut teeth ♦ cut teeth in ♦ cycloidal gear teeth ♦ cycloidal teeth ♦ deciduous teeth ♦ do one's teeth ♦ dragon's teeth ♦ escape by the skin of one's teeth ♦ false teeth ♦ film on the teeth ♦ fling in one's teeth ♦ fling smth. in one's teeth ♦ fling smth. in smb.'s teeth ♦ Foal teeth ♦ Fore teeth ♦ Fused Teeth ♦ gear teeth ♦ generated gear teeth ♦ get one's teeth into ♦ gnash one's teeth ♦ gnashing of teeth ♦ grate one's teeth ♦ grind one's teeth ♦ grit ones teeth ♦ grit one's teeth ♦ grit the teeth ♦ have cut one's eye teeth ♦ have cut one's wisdom teeth ♦ have one's teeth out ♦ in spite of one's teeth ♦ In spite of the teeth ♦ In the teeth ♦ in the teeth of ♦ in the teeth of the wind ♦ involute gear teeth ♦ involute teeth ♦ jaw teeth ♦ Lions' teeth ♦ make one's teeth chatter ♦ mesh of teeth ♦ milk teeth ♦ Natal Teeth ♦ opposing teeth ♦ pavement teeth ♦ pick one's teeth ♦ provide with teeth ♦ pull smb.'s teeth ♦ raker set teeth ♦ scarce as hen's teeth ♦ second teeth ♦ seize with teeth ♦ set false teeth ♦ set of false teeth ♦ set of teeth ♦ set one's teeth ♦ set one's teeth on edge ♦ set smb.'s teeth on edge ♦ set teeth ♦ show one's teeth ♦ skin of the teeth ♦ sow dragon's teeth ♦ speak through clenched teeth ♦ stub gear teeth ♦ stub teeth ♦ take the bit between one's teeth ♦ take the bit in one's teeth ♦ tap with interrupted teeth ♦ teeth cog ♦ teeth ridge ♦ the Denticete including the dolphins and sperm whale which have teeth Another suborder Zeuglodontia is extinct The Sirenia were formerly included in the Cetacea but are now made a separate order ♦ the Mysticete or whalebone whales having no true teeth after birth but with a series of plates of whalebone see Baleen hanging down from the upper jaw on each side thus making a strainer through which they receive the small animals upon which they feed ♦ throw in one's teeth ♦ To cast in one's teeth ♦ To cast in the teeth ♦ To cut one's wisdom teeth ♦ To cut teeth ♦ To set one's teeth ♦ To set the teeth on edge ♦ To show the teeth ♦ To the teeth ♦ weeping and gnashing of teeth ♦ wisdom teeth ♦ with the wind in one's teeth. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "teeth": teeth-achingly, teeth-and-tentacles, teeth-bared, teeth-baring, teeth-chattering, teeth-cleaning, teeth-clenching, teeth-gnashing, teeth-grinding, teeth-grindingly, teeth-gritter, teeth-gritting, teeth-jarring, teeth-loosening, teeth-marks, teeth-pulling, teeth-scrubbing, teeth-sucking, teeth-together, teeth-washing. | |
Ending with "teeth": eye-teeth. | |
Containing "teeth": dog-teeth-mountable. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
brighter teeth.com | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "teeth"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | dhëmbë (bit, snick). (various references) | |
Arabic | أسنان (grinder). (various references) | |
Asturian | llavar los dientes (to brush one's teeth). (various references) | |
Bemba | ukukusa ameno (to brush one's teeth). (various references) | |
Blackfoot | ssiikiniistsi (to brush one's teeth). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | зъби (dentures, ivories). (various references) | |
Cebuano | manipilyo (to brush one's teeth). (various references) | |
Chamorro | para ma guesgues i nifenhu (to brush one's teeth). (various references) | |
Chinese | 牙 (tooth). (various references) | |
Czech | zuby. (various references) | |
Danish | taender (igniter, lighter), fortanding (cogging, gear teeth, interlocking, tooth, toothing), dentes. (various references) | |
Dutch | gebit (set of teeth). (various references) | |
Ecuadorian Quechua | shimita maillana (to brush one's teeth). (various references) | |
Esperanto | dentaro. (various references) | |
Faeroese | at busta tenn (to brush one's teeth). (various references) | |
Farsi | دندانها. (various references) | |
Finnish | hampaisto (denture). (various references) | |
French | dents. (various references) | |
Frisian | gebyt. (various references) | |
German | Zähne (sprockets). (various references) | |
Greek | δόντια. (various references) | |
Hebrew | שנים (two). (various references) | |
Hungarian | fogazat (teething, toothing). (various references) | |
Indonesian | geligi. (various references) | |
Inuktitut | kigutisiuqlunni (to brush one's teeth). (various references) | |
Italian | denti (projections, spur), dentatura (dentition). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 歯の浮くような (set one's teeth on edge), 切歯扼腕 (being enraged, gnashing the teeth and clenching the arms on the breast), 下歯 (lower teeth), 上歯 (upper teeth), サイクロイド歯車 (cyclocytidine, cycloidal gear teeth, cyclometer, cyclon, cyclosporine, cyclotron, psychedelic, psycho, psychoanalysis, psychodrama, psychogalvanometer, psychokinesis, psychological, psychology, psychosomatics, psychotherapist, psychotherapy, Saigon), 奥歯 (back teeth, molars), 乱杭歯 (uneven teeth), 乳歯 (first set of teeth, milktooth), 反歯 (projecting teeth), 歯列 (row of teeth), 歯切り (cutting cogs, gnashing the teeth), 歯並み (dentition, row of teeth, set of teeth), 切歯 (gnashing of teeth), 歯を食い縛る (etc, gritt one's teeth to endure pain, to clench), 鬼子 (child born with teeth, child which does not resemble its parents), 歯の浮く様な音 (noise that sets one's teeth on edge), 歯形 (impression of the teeth, tooth mark), 歯が浮く (to get loose teeth, to tire of someone's bragging), 歯噛み (grinding of the teeth, involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding), 歯型 (impression of the teeth, tooth-mark), 歯脱け (falling out of teeth, person with missing teeth), 歯質 (quality of teeth), 明眸皓歯 (starry eyes and beautiful white teeth), がぶりと噛み付く (clattering, crowd of people talking, griping, look like, nagging, savor of, sinking one's teeth into, smack of, sound like, toad), 皓歯 (pearly white teeth), 鋸歯 (serration, teeth of a saw), 食い付く (to bite at, to hold with the teeth, to nibble), 歯並び (dentition, row of teeth, set of teeth). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | せっしやくわん (being enraged, gnashing the teeth and clenching the arms on the breast), はのうくような (set one's teeth on edge), はのうくようなおと (noise that sets one's teeth on edge), はなみ (cherry-blossom viewing, dentition, flower viewing, flowers and fruit, interior and exterior, name and reality, row of teeth, set of teeth), はならび (dentition, row of teeth, set of teeth), はがみ (grinding of the teeth, involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding), はがうく (to get loose teeth, to tire of someone's bragging), はがた (impression of the teeth, tooth mark, tooth-mark), はぎり (cutting cogs, gnashing the teeth), サイクロイドはぐるま (cycloidal gear teeth), らんぐいば (uneven teeth), めいぼうこうし (starry eyes and beautiful white teeth), はぬけ (falling out of teeth, person with missing teeth, toothless), せっし (Celsius, Centigrade, gnashing of teeth), おくば (back teeth, molars), にゅうし (entrance examination, first set of teeth, milktooth), のこぎりば (serration, teeth of a saw), うわば (upper teeth), きょし (bearing, deportment, enormous fund, large capital, refusal, serration, teeth of a saw), しれつ (fierceness, row of teeth, severity, violence), くいつく (to bite at, to hold with the teeth, to nibble), そっぱ (projecting teeth), ししつ (adipose, disposition, fats, lipid, nature, paper quality, private room, quality of teeth), したば (lower leaves, lower teeth), がぶりとかみつく (sinking one's teeth into), おにご (child born with teeth, child which does not resemble its parents), こうし (calf, company, Confucius, Crown Prince, edict, exercise, filial child, firm, government and people, heir, hind leg, Imperial Heir, kind intention, kind thought, lattice, lecturer, man of noble character, minister, national examinations, official and personal, pearly white teeth, photon, public and private, public announcement, reform, renewal, slag, successor, use, young nobleman). (various references) | |
Kongo | ku-sukula meno mami (to brush one's teeth). (various references) | |
Korean | 이 (Lice, louse, tooth). (various references) | |
Macedonian | chetka zabi (to brush one's teeth). (various references) | |
Manx | giarrey ny feeacklyn, feeacklyn (toothing). (various references) | |
Mohawk | onawira. (various references) | |
Norwegian | tenner. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | eethtay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | dentes (projections, spur). (various references) | |
Provencal | se lavar las dents (to brush one's teeth). (various references) | |
Romanian | danturã (denture). (various references) | |
Ruanda | koza amenyo (to brush one's teeth). (various references) | |
Russian | мн. ч. от tooth, зубы, зуб зубной (tooth). (various references) | |
Samoan | e palasi ona nifo (to brush one's teeth). (various references) | |
Scottish | deud (a tooth, nm. the teeth), cas (abrupt, curled, fire, foot, gnash the teeth, haft : casan, leg, oppose, passionate, paw, rash, shaft, steep, thwart, to close upon). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | zubi. (various references) | |
Shona | -suka (to wash one's teeth). (various references) | |
Spanish | dientes (ivories, serrated edge), dentadura (denture, set of teeth). (various references) | |
Swazi | kú-cubha (to clean one's teeth). (various references) | |
Swedish | tänder, bett (bit, bite, edge, sting). (various references) | |
Thai | ฟัน (คำพหูพจน์ของ tooth). (various references) | |
Turkish | dişler (gnashers, ivories). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | скреготати зубами (grit the teeth). (various references) | |
Welsh | ysgyrnygu (grind the teeth, snarl), esgyrnygu (gnash teeth, grind teeth), deincod (teeth on edge). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | zu. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | morsu, morsus. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 30, Verse 14 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Ekgonon kakon macairaV touV odontaV ecei kai taV mulaV tomidaV wste analiskein kai katesqiein touV tapeinouV apo thV ghV kai touV penhtaV autwn ex anqrwpwn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Generatio quae pro dentibus gladios habet et commandit molaribus suis ut comedat inopes de terra et pauperes ex hominibus |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Jeneracioun that for teth hath swerdis, and chewith with his wang teth; that he ete helpeles fro the erthe, and pore men fro men. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw-teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, their strong teeth like knives, for the destruction of the poor from the earth, and of those who are in need from among men. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Proverbs Chapter 30, Verse 14 |
| Cebuano | Adunay usa ka kaliwatan kansang mga ngipon ingon sa mga pinuti, ug ang ilang mga tango ingon sa mga cuchillo, Aron sa paglamoy sa mga kabus gikan sa yuta, ug sa hangul gikan sa kinataliwad-an sa mga tawo. |
| Croatian | Izrod komu su zubi maèevi i oènjaci noževi da proždiru nesretnike na zemlji i siromahe meðu ljudima! |
| Danish | en Slægt, hvis Tænder er Sværd hvis Kæber er skarpe Knive, så de æder de arme ud af Landet, de fattige ud af Menneskers Samfund. |
| Dutch | Een geslacht, welks tanden zwaarden, en welks baktanden messen zijn, om de ellendigen van de aarde en de nooddruftigen van onder de mensen te verteren. |
| Finnish | sukua, jonka hampaat ovat miekkoja ja leukaluut veitsiä syödäksensä kurjat maasta pois ja köyhät ihmisten joukosta! |
| French | Il est une race dont les dents sont des glaives Et les mâchoires des couteaux, Pour dévorer le malheureux sur la terre Et les indigents parmi les hommes. |
| German | eine Art, die Schwerter für Zähne hat und Messer für Backenzähne und verzehrt die Elenden im Lande und die Armen unter den Leuten. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Ada orang yang mencari nafkah dengan cara yang kejam; mereka bengis dan memeras orang miskin dan orang lemah. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | suatu bangsa yang giginya laksana pedang dan gigi gerahamnya laksana pisau, hendak makan habis akan segala orang miskin yang di dalam negeri, dan akan segala orang yang kekurangan di antara manusia. |
| Italian | C'è gente i cui denti sono spade e i cui molari sono coltelli, per divorare gli umili eliminandoli dalla terra e i poveri in mezzo agli uomini. |
| Maori | Tera te whakatupuranga, ko o ratou niho ano he hoari, ko o ratou niho purakau ano he maripi, hei horo i te hunga iti i runga i te whenua, i nga rawakore hoki i roto i nga tangata. |
| Norwegian | en ætt hvis tenner er sverd, og hvis jeksler er kniver, som eter arminger ut av landet og fattige ut av menneskenes tall. |
| Portuguese | Há gente cujos dentes são como espadas; e cujos queixais sao como facas, para devorarem da terra os aflitos, e os necessitados dentre os homens. |
| Rumanian | Este un neam de oameni, ai cqror dinyi sknt niwte sqbii, wi ale cqror mqsele sknt niwte cuyite, ca sq mqnknce pe cel nenorocit de pe pqmknt, wi pe cei lipsiyi dintre oameni. - |
| Russian | еУФШ ТПД, Х ЛПФПТПЗП ЪХВЩ--НЕЮЙ, Й ЮЕМАУФЙ--ОПЦЙ, ЮФПВЩ РПЦЙТБФШ ВЕДОЩИ ОБ ЪЕНМЕ Й ОЙЭЙИ НЕЦДХ МАДШНЙ. |
| Swedish | ett släkte vars tänder äro svärd, och vars kindtänder äro knivar, så att de äta ut de betryckta ur landet och de fattiga ur människornas krets! |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "teeth": teethe, teethed, teether, teethers, teethes, teething, teethings, teethridge, teethridges. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "teeth": buckteeth, dogteeth, eyeteeth, sawteeth, snaggleteeth. (additional references) | |
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"Teeth" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: eehh, Egeth, etth, Geetha, leethe, Reetha, sheueth, tealth, teath, teeh, teenth, teet, teethy, teget, Teith, tekh, tetch, tethe, texette, tezet, theet, theth, thethe, toath, togeth, tretch, treth, tseet, Tuath, Tuuth, typh, Tytti. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "teeth" (pronounced tē"th) |
| 2 | -ē" th | beneath, bequeath, Heath, sheath, underneath, wreath. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-h-t-t" | |
-1 letter: teth, thee. | |
-2 letters: eth, het, tee, tet, the. | |
-3 letters: eh, et, he. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-h-t-t" | |
+1 letter: teethe, tether. | |
+2 letters: athlete, epithet, esthete, shtetel, teethed, teether, teethes, tetched, tethers, theater, theatre, thecate, thereat, thereto, whetted, whetter. | |
+3 letters: aesthete, athletes, catheter, dogteeth, earthset, enthetic, epithets, esthetes, esthetic, ethylate, eyeteeth, eyetooth, ghettoed, ghettoes, goethite, hebetate, heftiest, hematite, hesitate, sawteeth, shtetels, techiest, teethers, teething, telepath, telethon, tephrite, tetchier, tethered, theaters, theatres, thermite, thewiest, thirteen, threated, threaten, together, umteenth, untether, whetters. | |
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