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Vinony

teeth

noun

  1. hymenophore type
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈtiːθ/ / /ˈtiːf/ / /ˈtiθ/

noun

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.

  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.”

verb

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.

  1. Dated spelling of teethe (“to grow teeth”).

    “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.”