[tuːθ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- each of a set of hard, bony enamel-coated structures in the jaws of most vertebrates, used for biting and chewing
(e.g: he clenched his teeth)

- a projecting part on a tool or other instrument, especially one of a series that function or engage together, such as a cog on a gearwheel or a point on a saw

- an appetite or liking for a particular thing
(e.g: what a tooth for fruit a monkey has!)

- roughness given to a surface to allow colour or glue to adhere
(e.g: the paper used in copying machines is good as it has tooth and takes ink well)


Phrases:
- fight tooth and nail
- get one's teeth into
- in the teeth of
- kiss one's teeth

Origin:
Old English tōth (plural tēth), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tand and German Zahn, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin dent-, Greek odont-