Definition of tooth

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Tooth (n.) one of the appendages at the mouth of the capsule of a moss. See Peristome.

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Narwhal :: Narwhal (n.) An arctic cetacean (Monodon monocerous), about twenty feet long. The male usually has one long, twisted, pointed canine tooth, or tusk projecting forward from the upper jaw like a horn, whence it is called also sea unicorn, unicorn fish, and unicorn whale. Sometimes two horns are developed, side by side..
Scrimshaw :: Scrimshaw (n.) A shell, a whale's tooth, or the like, that is scrimshawed..
Toothshell :: Toothshell (n.) Any species of Dentalium and allied genera having a tooth-shaped shell. See Dentalium.
Pick :: Pick (n.) A sharp-pointed tool for picking; -- often used in composition; as, a toothpick; a picklock..
Bidentate :: Bidentate (a.) Having two teeth or two toothlike processes; two-toothed.
Heron :: Heron (n.) Any wading bird of the genus Ardea and allied genera, of the family Ardeidae. The herons have a long, sharp bill, and long legs and toes, with the claw of the middle toe toothed. The common European heron (Ardea cinerea) is remarkable for its directly ascending flight, and was formerly hunted with the larger falcons..
Tooth :: Tooth (v. t.) To lock into each other. See Tooth, n., 4..
Dentifrice :: Dentifrice (n.) A powder or other substance to be used in cleaning the teeth; tooth powder.
Saw-toothed :: Saw-toothed (a.) Having a tooth or teeth like those of a saw; serrate.
Tooth :: Tooth (n.) Any projection corresponding to the tooth of an animal, in shape, position, or office; as, the teeth, or cogs, of a cogwheel; a tooth, prong, or tine, of a fork; a tooth, or the teeth, of a rake, a saw, a file, a card..
Depth :: Depth (n.) A pair of toothed wheels which work together.
Incisor :: Incisor (n.) One of the teeth in front of the canines in either jaw; an incisive tooth. See Tooth.
Gap-toothed :: Gap-toothed (a.) Having interstices between the teeth.
Cuspid :: Cuspid (n.) One of the canine teeth; -- so called from having but one point or cusp on the crown. See Tooth.
File :: File (v. t.) To rub, smooth, or cut away, with a file; to sharpen with a file; as, to file a saw or a tooth..
Toothache :: Toothache (n.) Pain in a tooth or in the teeth; odontalgia.
Sawfish :: Sawfish (n.) Any one of several species of elasmobranch fishes of the genus Pristis. They have a sharklike form, but are more nearly allied to the rays. The flattened and much elongated snout has a row of stout toothlike structures inserted along each edge, forming a sawlike organ with which it mutilates or kills its prey..
Toothdrawer :: Toothdrawer (n.) One whose business it is to extract teeth with instruments; a dentist.
Tenon :: Tenon (n.) A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame; especially, such a member when it passes entirely through the thickness of the piece in which the mortise is cut, and shows on the other side. Cf. Tooth, Tusk..
Dogtooth :: Dogtooth (n.) An ornament common in Gothic architecture, consisting of pointed projections resembling teeth; -- also called tooth ornament..
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