"teeth" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tiːθ/ Audio: en-us-teeth.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -iːθ Etymology: From Middle English teth, plural of tothe, from Old English tēþ, nominative plural of tōþ, from earlier *tœ̄þ, from Proto-Germanic *tanþiz, nominative plural of *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dóntes, nominative plural of *h₃dónts. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|teth}} Middle English teth, {{m|ang|tothe}} tothe, {{inh|en|ang|tēþ}} Old English tēþ, {{m|ang|tōþ}} tōþ, {{m|ang|*tœ̄þ}} *tœ̄þ, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*tanþiz}} Proto-Germanic *tanþiz, {{m|gem-pro|*tanþs}} *tanþs, {{inh|en|ine-pro|*h₃dóntes}} Proto-Indo-European *h₃dóntes, {{m|ine-pro|*h₃dónts}} *h₃dónts Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} teeth
  1. plural of tooth Tags: form-of, plural Form of: tooth
    Sense id: en-teeth-en-noun-EI2t6e8p Categories (other): English plurals with umlaut

Noun

IPA: /tiːθ/ Audio: en-us-teeth.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -iːθ Etymology: From Middle English teth, plural of tothe, from Old English tēþ, nominative plural of tōþ, from earlier *tœ̄þ, from Proto-Germanic *tanþiz, nominative plural of *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dóntes, nominative plural of *h₃dónts. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|teth}} Middle English teth, {{m|ang|tothe}} tothe, {{inh|en|ang|tēþ}} Old English tēþ, {{m|ang|tōþ}} tōþ, {{m|ang|*tœ̄þ}} *tœ̄þ, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*tanþiz}} Proto-Germanic *tanþiz, {{m|gem-pro|*tanþs}} *tanþs, {{inh|en|ine-pro|*h₃dóntes}} Proto-Indo-European *h₃dóntes, {{m|ine-pro|*h₃dónts}} *h₃dónts Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} teeth pl (plural only)
  1. (informal) The ability to be enforced, or to be enforced to any useful effect. Tags: informal, plural, plural-only Synonyms (ability to be enforced): enforceability Synonyms (plural of "tooth"): chompers, pearly whites, Hampstead Heath
    Sense id: en-teeth-en-noun-lrTsk4jq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 85 11 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 18 77 4 Derived forms: arm to the teeth, bare one's teeth, better than a kick in the teeth, bit between one's teeth, bone in her teeth, British teeth, brush one's teeth, by God's teeth, by the skin of one's teeth, cast in someone's teeth, cast something in someone's teeth, cut one's teeth, dragon's teeth, elephant's teeth, false teeth, fed up to the back teeth, fed up to the teeth, front teeth, get one's teeth into, sink one's teeth into, give one's eye-teeth, gnash one's teeth, God's teeth, grit one's teeth, hell's teeth, in spite of someone's teeth, in the teeth of, kick in the teeth, kiss one's teeth, lie through one's teeth, make someone's teeth itch, my back teeth are floating, no skin off one's teeth, one's teeth water, pull teeth, rare as hen's teeth, rarer than hen's teeth, rarer than hens' teeth, scarce as hen's teeth, set one's teeth on edge, set someone's teeth on edge, show one's teeth, sick to the back teeth, sink one's teeth in, skin of the teeth, sow dragon's teeth, suck one's teeth, summer teeth, summerteeth, teeth arm, teeth-baring, teeth-less, teeth mark, teeth-to-tail ratio, the wolf may lose his teeth but never his nature, throw something in someone's teeth, weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth, with the skin of one's teeth

Verb

IPA: /tiːθ/ Audio: en-us-teeth.ogg [US] Forms: teeths [present, singular, third-person], teething [participle, present], teethed [participle, past], teethed [past]
Rhymes: -iːθ Etymology: From Middle English teth, plural of tothe, from Old English tēþ, nominative plural of tōþ, from earlier *tœ̄þ, from Proto-Germanic *tanþiz, nominative plural of *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dóntes, nominative plural of *h₃dónts. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|teth}} Middle English teth, {{m|ang|tothe}} tothe, {{inh|en|ang|tēþ}} Old English tēþ, {{m|ang|tōþ}} tōþ, {{m|ang|*tœ̄þ}} *tœ̄þ, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*tanþiz}} Proto-Germanic *tanþiz, {{m|gem-pro|*tanþs}} *tanþs, {{inh|en|ine-pro|*h₃dóntes}} Proto-Indo-European *h₃dóntes, {{m|ine-pro|*h₃dónts}} *h₃dónts Head templates: {{en-verb}} teeth (third-person singular simple present teeths, present participle teething, simple past and past participle teethed)
  1. Dated spelling of teethe (“to grow teeth”). Related terms: toothless
    Sense id: en-teeth-en-verb-4EC6mG7p

Inflected forms

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}

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      "word": "arm to the teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "bare one's teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "better than a kick in the teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "bit between one's teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "bone in her teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "British teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "brush one's teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "by God's teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "by the skin of one's teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "cast in someone's teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "cast something in someone's teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "cut one's teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "dragon's teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "elephant's teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "false teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "fed up to the back teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "fed up to the teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "front teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "get one's teeth into"
    },
    {
      "word": "sink one's teeth into"
    },
    {
      "word": "give one's eye-teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "gnash one's teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "God's teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "grit one's teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "hell's teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "in spite of someone's teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "in the teeth of"
    },
    {
      "word": "kick in the teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "kiss one's teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "lie through one's teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "make someone's teeth itch"
    },
    {
      "word": "my back teeth are floating"
    },
    {
      "word": "no skin off one's teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "one's teeth water"
    },
    {
      "word": "pull teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "rare as hen's teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "rarer than hen's teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "rarer than hens' teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "scarce as hen's teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "set one's teeth on edge"
    },
    {
      "word": "set someone's teeth on edge"
    },
    {
      "word": "show one's teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "sick to the back teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "sink one's teeth in"
    },
    {
      "word": "skin of the teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "sow dragon's teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "suck one's teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "summer teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "summerteeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "teeth arm"
    },
    {
      "word": "teeth-baring"
    },
    {
      "word": "teeth-less"
    },
    {
      "word": "teeth mark"
    },
    {
      "word": "teeth-to-tail ratio"
    },
    {
      "word": "the wolf may lose his teeth but never his nature"
    },
    {
      "word": "throw something in someone's teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "with the skin of one's teeth"
    }
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          "text": "The international community's sanctions against the regime had some teeth to them this time around.",
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        "(informal) The ability to be enforced, or to be enforced to any useful effect."
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    {
      "sense": "plural of \"tooth\"",
      "word": "chompers"
    },
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      "sense": "plural of \"tooth\"",
      "word": "pearly whites"
    },
    {
      "sense": "plural of \"tooth\"",
      "word": "Hampstead Heath"
    },
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      "sense": "ability to be enforced",
      "word": "enforceability"
    }
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}

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      "args": {
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      "args": {
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        "2": "*h₃dónts"
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      "name": "m"
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    {
      "form": "teeths",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "teething",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
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      "form": "teethed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "toothless"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English dated forms",
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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        {
          "ref": "1943, Herman Niels Bundesen, Our Babies, page 81",
          "text": "Thus, a mother should not think that there is something wrong just because her baby teeths, crawls, walks, or talks earlier or later than her neighbor's baby.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "Dated spelling of teethe (“to grow teeth”)."
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      "tags": [
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}

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