tooth

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noun

1. hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates;
used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense (Freq. 38)
• Derivationally related forms:
toothy
• Hypernyms:
bone, os
• Hyponyms:
fang, tusk, conodont, chopper, pearly,
carnassial tooth, front tooth, anterior, back tooth, posterior, malposed tooth,
permanent tooth, adult tooth, primary tooth, deciduous tooth, baby tooth, milk tooth,
canine, canine tooth, eyetooth, eye tooth, dogtooth, cuspid,
premolar, bicuspid, incisor, molar, grinder
• Member Holonyms:
dentition, teeth
• Part Meronyms:
dentine, dentin, pulp cavity, cusp, crown,
root, tooth root, pulp, stump
2. something resembling the tooth of an animal (Freq. 2)
• Hypernyms:
projection
• Hyponyms:
cog, sprocket
• Part Holonyms:
comb, saw, power saw, sawing machine
3. toothlike structure in invertebrates found in the mouth or alimentary canal or on a shell (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
• Hyponyms:
denticle
4. a means of enforcement (Freq. 1)
- the treaty had no teeth in it
• Hypernyms:
means, agency, way
5. one of a number of uniform projections on a gear
• Hypernyms:
projection
• Part Holonyms:
gear, gear wheel, geared wheel, cogwheel