Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

teeth

/ˈtiθ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.58 in modern English

Syllables
teeth
IPA
/ˈtiθ/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of tooth

noun

Unpleasant oral sex

Slang; Uncountable

noun

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

Informal

verb

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

Example Sentences

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: teth, tēþ, *tanþiz, *h₃dóntes

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtiθ/
  • British English: /ˈtiːθ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

teeths (present, singular) teething (participle, present) teethed (participle, past) teethed (past)

Derived Forms

summerteeth teefies teethache teethful teethies teethless teethlike teethly teethmark teethridge teethy

Phrases

armed to the teeth arm to the teeth bare one's teeth better than a kick in the teeth bit between one's teeth bone apple teeth bone in her teeth British teeth

Frequently Paired Words

toothless

Synonyms

chompers Hampstead Heath pearly whites teefies enforceability dentition

Rhymes With

beneath keith underneath heath wreath sheath leith spieth meath bequeath reith spaeth

Questions

How do you pronounce teeth?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtiθ/.
What does teeth mean?
plural of tooth
Where does teeth come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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