Definition of false teeth in US English:
false teeth
plural nounˌfôls ˈtēTHˌfɔls ˈtiθ
Artificial teeth held in the mouth on a removable plate or frame; dentures.
Example sentencesExamples
- I tugged a stuck drawer open, pulled the string of a small cloth bag, to find pink and white grins of outgrown false teeth; in another bag, spectacles, blinking in the light.
- After all, false teeth were much easier to keep clean than real ones and dental hygiene was not a priority in Edwardian England.
- He recalls with amusement a plan 12 years ago to make false teeth for sheep using a brace and quick-setting cement.
- My false teeth need replacing because I get ulcers all the time because they're loose.
- The worst thing is that your false teeth keep falling out on the dancefloor.