Tooth | Mean of tooth in English Dictionary

/ˈtuːθ/

• Noun
• one of the hard white objects inside the mouth that are used for biting and chewing
1. The dentist will have to pull that tooth.
2. You should brush/clean your teeth every morning and night.
3. She clenched her teeth in anger.
4. He has a set of false teeth.
5. a loose tooth
6. tooth decay
7. She sank her teeth into [=bit] the apple.
• a sharp or pointed object that sticks out of something and is part of a row of similar objects
1. the teeth of a saw/comb
• the power that makes something effective
1. drug laws with teeth
2. The labor union showed that it has teeth.

• to become fully involved in (something, such as a new activity)
1. He finally has a project he can get his teeth into.
• directly against (a strong wind, storm, etc.)
1. They sailed in/into the teeth of the wind.
• despite (something)
1. A shopping mall was built in the teeth of fierce opposition.
• no longer young
1. Isn't she a little long in the tooth for those kinds of antics?
• with a lot of effort and determination
1. They fought tooth and nail.
• fully or completely
1. The men were armed to the teeth. [=the men had a lot of weapons]