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OTHER WORDS FROM teeth teethless, adjective Words nearby teeth tee-square, Teesside, teeter, teeterboard, teetertotter, teeth , teethe, teether, teeth grinding, teething, teething ring
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Example sentences from the Web for teeth I took out my knife, my Ka-Bar, and knocked his teeth out, but they fell into his throat.
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And it goes beyond getting my teeth drilled at the dentist office—my dentist really likes classical music.
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After my crying spell stopped, I gritted my teeth , tucked my crutch under my right arm, and turned to my husband.
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Verdict leaves supporters cheering and opponents gnashing their teeth in frustration.
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For a while we sit quietly digging through pieces of fish, the tiny bones getting stuck in our teeth .
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She just rolled out from beneath that boat with a dagger between her teeth !
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Mr. Carlaw sighed, and stretched out his hand toward his sister; showed his teeth in a fierce grin, and shook a fist at her.
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To overcome this I made several blades with teeth as shown in the sketch.
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In spite of this, from the setting of the sun till long after its rising, all through the dark hours her teeth chattered.
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Yet she looked again at his shack, with her lower lip in the bite of her teeth .
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British Dictionary definitions for teeth noun the plural of tooth
the most violent part the teeth of the gale
the power to produce a desired effect that law has no teeth
by the skin of one's teeth See skin (def. 14)
get one's teeth into to become engrossed in
in the teeth of in direct opposition to; against in the teeth of violent criticism he went ahead with his plan
show one's teeth to threaten, esp in a defensive manner
to the teeth to the greatest possible degree armed to the teeth
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Idioms and Phrases with teeth 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.
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Words related to teeth tooth, choppers, fangs, tusks, denture, bridgework, ivories, dentition, pearly whites
Medical definitions for teeth The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.