TEETH

5 letters 8 Scrabble points /tiːθ/

Definition of TEETH

noun

  1. The ability to be enforced, or to be enforced to any useful effect.

    "The international community's sanctions against the regime had some teeth to them this time around."

Related words: enforceability Hampstead Heath chompers pearly whites
verb

  1. To grow teeth.

    "Babies typically start teething at about six months."

  2. To bite on something to relieve discomfort caused by growing teeth.

    "She'll teethe on anything that she can get into her mouth."

Related words: breed cut new teeth dentize
noun

  1. A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.

  2. A sharp projection on the blade of a saw or similar implement.

  3. 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.

Related words: appetite fondness palate taste

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters T E E T H
Length 5 letters
Scrabble Score 8 points

Anagrams of TEETH

Words that use the same letters:

THEET THETE

Words Containing "TEETH"

BUCKTEETH DOGTEETH EYETEETH FORETEETH GANDERTEETH SAWTEETH SNAGGLETEETH TEETHACHE TEETHBRUSH TEETHE TEETHED TEETHER TEETHERS TEETHES TEETHFUL TEETHY TEETHIER TEETHIEST TEETHILY TEETHING

Words Starting with "TEETH"

TEETHACHE TEETHBRUSH TEETHE TEETHED TEETHER TEETHERS TEETHES TEETHFUL TEETHY TEETHIER TEETHIEST TEETHILY TEETHING TEETHINGS TEETHLESS TEETHLIKE TEETHRIDGE

Words Ending with "TEETH"

BUCKTEETH DOGTEETH EYETEETH FORETEETH GANDERTEETH SAWTEETH SNAGGLETEETH