teeth
Because it is a word with a single syllable, teeth is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofteeth
- The ability to be enforced, or to be enforced to any useful effect.
Example: "The international community's sanctions against the regime had some teeth to them this time around."
- To grow teeth.
Example: "Babies typically start teething at about six months."
- To bite on something to relieve discomfort caused by growing teeth.
Example: "She'll teethe on anything that she can get into her mouth."
- A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
- A sharp projection on the blade of a saw or similar implement.
- A projection on the edge of a gear that meshes with similar projections on adjacent gears, or on the circumference of a cog that engages with a chain.
- A projection or point in other parts of the body resembling the tooth of a vertebrate animal.
- A pointed projection from the margin of a leaf.
- The rough surface of some kinds of cel or other films that allows better adhesion of artwork.
- Liking, fondness (compare toothsome).
Example: "I have a sweet tooth: I love sugary treats."
- An irreducible component of a comb that intersects the handle in exactly one point, that point being distinct from the unique point of intersection for any other tooth of the comb.
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