teeth Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
   dentition.
   
2. noun hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
   tooth.
   
3. noun something resembling the tooth of an animal
   tooth.
   
4. noun toothlike structure in invertebrates found in the mouth or alimentary canal or on a shell
   tooth.
   
5. noun a means of enforcement
   tooth.
   
   • the treaty had no teeth in it
6. noun one of a number of uniform projections on a gear
   tooth.
   

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