Word

tooth, n.
(teeth)
freq. cnt. 42

hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
<noun.body> freq. cnt.: 38 freq. cnt.: 38

tooth

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

toothy

semantic pointers

hyponym

fang tusk conodont chopper, pearly carnassial tooth anterior, front tooth back tooth, posterior malposed tooth permanent tooth, adult tooth primary tooth, deciduous tooth, baby tooth, milk tooth canine, canine tooth, eyetooth, eye tooth, dogtooth, cuspid premolar, bicuspid incisor molar, grinder

hypernym

bone, os

part meronym

dentine, dentin pulp cavity cusp crown root pulp stump

member holonym

dentition, teeth

something resembling the tooth of an animal
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

tooth

semantic pointers

hyponym

cog, sprocket

part holonym

comb comb power saw, saw, sawing machine saw

hypernym

projection

a means of enforcement
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

tooth

sample sentences

"the treaty had no teeth in it"

semantic pointers

hypernym

way, means, agency

toothlike structure in invertebrates found in the mouth or alimentary canal or on a shell
<noun.animal> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

tooth

semantic pointers

hypernym

structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure

hyponym

denticle

one of a number of uniform projections on a gear
<noun.artifact>

tooth

semantic pointers

part holonym

gear, gear wheel, geared wheel, cogwheel

hypernym

projection