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toothed.

Having teeth.

7 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/tuːθt//tuːðd/

  1. Having teeth.

    not-comparable
    The sperm whale is a toothed whale.

  2. Having projections resembling an animal's teeth.

    not-comparable
    A cog is a toothed wheel.

  3. Having teeth of the specified type.

    in-compounds · not-comparable
    A sharp-toothed rat.
    A fine-toothed comb.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts Proto-Germanic *tanþs Proto-West Germanic *tanþ Old English tōþ Middle English toth English tooth English -ed English toothed From tooth + -ed.

verb/tuːθt//tuːðd/

  1. simple past and past participle of tooth

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts Proto-Germanic *tanþs Proto-West Germanic *tanþ Old English tōþ Middle English toth English tooth English -ed English toothed From tooth + -ed.

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