English > tooth: 5 senses > noun 1, bodyMeaning | Hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense. |
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Member of | dentition, teeth | The kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal |
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Parts | crown | The part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamel |
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cusp | small elevation on the grinding surface of a tooth |
dentine, dentin | bone (calcified tissue) surrounding the pulp cavity of a tooth |
pulp | The soft inner part of a tooth |
pulp cavity | The central cavity of a tooth containing the pulp (including the root canal) |
root | The part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support |
stump | The part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed |
Narrower | back tooth, posterior | A tooth situated at the back of the mouth |
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canine, canine tooth, eyetooth, eye tooth, dogtooth, cuspid | One of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars |
carnassial tooth | The last upper premolar and first lower molar teeth of a carnivore |
chopper, pearly | informal terms for a human 'tooth' |
conodont | The tiny fossil cone-shaped tooth of a primitive vertebrate of order Conodonta |
fang | Hollow or grooved tooth of a venomous snake |
front tooth, anterior | A tooth situated at the front of the mouth |
incisor | A tooth for cutting or gnawing |
malposed tooth | A tooth that has grown in a faulty position |
molar, grinder | grinding tooth with a broad crown |
permanent tooth, adult tooth | Any of the 32 teeth that replace the deciduous teeth of early childhood and (with luck) can last until old age |
premolar, bicuspid | A tooth having two cusps or points |
primary tooth, deciduous tooth, baby tooth, milk tooth | One of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children) |
tusk | A long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging |
Broader | bone, os | rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates |
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Spanish | diente, dientes |
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Catalan | dent |
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Adjectives | dental | of or relating to the teeth |
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toothy | having or showing prominent teeth |