Definitions

teeth

[teeth] / tiθ /

NOUN

dentition

Synonyms

STRONG

choppers fangs tooth tusks

NOUN

plural of tooth

Synonyms

STRONG

bridgework dentition denture fangs ivories

WEAK

pearly whites

Example Sentences

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Appeared in the May 16, 2026, print edition as 'How America Can Put Teeth in Its Blockade'.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Teeth can hold remarkable clues about how people lived thousands of years ago.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026

Fieseler's debut book "Tinderbox" won seven awards, including the Edgar Award, and his reporting has appeared in Slate, Commonweal and River Teeth, among publications.

From Salon • Oct. 4, 2025

Teeth marks made on the leg bone of a large avian reptile known as a terror bird 13 million years ago suggest an even bigger predator may have killed it, scientists say.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025

I begin to drag myself up the far opening of the crevice, where Teeth and the human have traveled.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz