sweet tooth

SEE SYNONYMS FOR sweet tooth ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a liking or craving for candy and other sweets.

Origin of sweet tooth

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Words nearby sweet tooth

sweet sorghum, sweet spirit of nitre, sweet spot, sweet talk, sweet-tempered, sweet tooth, sweetveld, sweet vernal grass, sweet viburnum, sweet violet, Sweetwater

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Example sentences from the Web for sweet tooth

How they laughed, and accused him of having a "sweet-tooth."
Dorothy Dainty at the Mountains|Amy Brooks
The Wolf does more than become a Sheep: he turns himself into a sweet-tooth.
The Mason-bees|J. Henri Fabre
She evidently had a "sweet-tooth" for confections in dress, just as some people have for actual bonbons.
Shadows of Flames|Amelie Rives
Is it because a liquorish palate, or a sweet-tooth, as they call it, is not consistent with the sanctity of his character?
History of English Humour, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange

If she be liquorish and sweet-tooth'd, she leads your children the ready road to an Hospital.
The Ten Pleasures of Marriage and The Confession of the New-married Couple (1682)|A. Marsh

British Dictionary definitions for sweet tooth

sweet tooth

noun

a strong liking for sweet foods

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with sweet tooth

sweet tooth

A love for sugary foods, as in You can always please Nell with cake or ice cream; she has a big sweet tooth. This expression dates from the late 1300s, although it then referred not only to sweets but other delicacies as well.

单词	sweet tooth
释义	sweet tooth SEE SYNONYMS FOR sweet tooth ON THESAURUS.COM noun a liking or craving for candy and other sweets. Origin of sweet tooth Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400 Words nearby sweet tooth sweet sorghum, sweet spirit of nitre, sweet spot, sweet talk, sweet-tempered, sweet tooth, sweetveld, sweet vernal grass, sweet viburnum, sweet violet, Sweetwater Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sweet tooth How they laughed, and accused him of having a "sweet-tooth." Dorothy Dainty at the Mountains\|Amy Brooks The Wolf does more than become a Sheep: he turns himself into a sweet-tooth. The Mason-bees\|J. Henri Fabre She evidently had a "sweet-tooth" for confections in dress, just as some people have for actual bonbons. Shadows of Flames\|Amelie Rives Is it because a liquorish palate, or a sweet-tooth, as they call it, is not consistent with the sanctity of his character? History of English Humour, Vol. 2 (of 2)\|Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange If she be liquorish and sweet-tooth'd, she leads your children the ready road to an Hospital. The Ten Pleasures of Marriage and The Confession of the New-married Couple (1682)\|A. Marsh British Dictionary definitions for sweet tooth sweet tooth noun a strong liking for sweet foods Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with sweet tooth sweet tooth A love for sugary foods, as in You can always please Nell with cake or ice cream; she has a big sweet tooth. This expression dates from the late 1300s, although it then referred not only to sweets but other delicacies as well. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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