Tooth

Morpheme

Tooth

Type

free base

Denotation

hard structure in the mouth for biting and chewing

Etymology

Middle English tothe, toth, tooth; Old English tōþ

Evidence

bucktooth, dogtooth, eyetooth, fangtooth, foretooth, houndstooth, multitooth, pseudotooth, retooth, sabertooth, sawtooth, snaggletooth, tooth, toothache, toothbrush, toothcare, toothfish, toothless, toothlike, toothpaste, toothpick, toothwort, toothy

See Also

Teeth, Odon, Odont, Odus, Dent