TEETH
What does "TEETH" mean?
The plural of tooth: the hard structures in the jaws used for biting and chewing.
Meanings
- The hard, bony-looking structures rooted in the jaws, used to bite and chew. Brush your teeth before you go to bed.
- Effective force, power, or capacity to enforce something. The new law has no teeth without funding for inspectors. figurative
- Toothlike projections on a tool, gear, comb, or zipper. A few teeth had snapped off the old saw. technical
Did you know?
- Enamel, the outer layer of your teeth, is the hardest substance your body makes - harder than bone - yet unlike bone it cannot heal or grow back once it is gone.
Word origin
Plural of 'tooth', from Old English 'tōþ' (plural 'tēþ'), of Germanic origin; ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European root that also gives Latin 'dent-' and Greek 'odont-'.
Remember it
TEETH has a double E like two front teeth side by side, framed by T and TH like lips.
A little poem
Small white milestones fall-
the child leaves them for a coin,
trades the past for spring.
haiku
Wordplay
- The dentist told me to look on the bright side. I asked which side - I can't see past my teeth.
What it teaches
A rule, like a jaw, is only as strong as the teeth behind it.
Quick facts
What does TEETH mean?
The plural of tooth: the hard structures in the jaws used for biting and chewing.
Is TEETH a valid word?
Yes — TEETH is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is TEETH?
TEETH has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does TEETH come from?
Plural of 'tooth', from Old English 'tōþ' (plural 'tēþ'), of Germanic origin; ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European root that also gives Latin 'dent-' and Greek 'odont-'.
What can TEETH teach us?
A rule, like a jaw, is only as strong as the teeth behind it.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.