HyperDic English TOOT ... tooth socket

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English 1 sense of the expression *tooth socket*:
NOUN	body	tooth socket, alveolus	a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth

Englishtooth socket: 1 sense noun 1, body
Meaning	A bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth.
Synonym	alveolus
Part of	alveolar ridge, gum ridge, alveolar process	A ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth
Broader	socket	A bony hollow into which a structure fits
Spanish	alveolo, alvéolo
Catalan	alvèol

HyperDicEnglishTOOT ... tooth socket