Meaning of TOOTHED
Pronunciation: | | t'ootht
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- [adj] having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed
- [adj] notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
- [adj] having teeth especially of a certain number or type; often used in combination; "saw-toothed"
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| Synonyms: | | biserrate, bucktooth, buck-toothed, cogged, erose, fine-tooth(a), fine-toothed(a), gap-toothed, jagged, jaggy, notched, rough, sabertoothed, saber-toothed, sabre-toothed, saw-toothed, serrate, serrated, toothlike, toothy |
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| Antonyms: | | toothless | |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Toothed\, a.
1. Having teeth; furnished with teeth. ``Ruby-lipped and
toothed with pearl.'' --Herrick.
2. (Bot. & Zo["o]l.) Having marginal projecting points;
dentate.
{Toothed whale} (Zo["o]l.), any whale of the order Denticete.
See {Denticete}.
{Toothed wheel}, a wheel with teeth or projections cut or set
on its edge or circumference, for transmitting motion by
their action on the engaging teeth of another wheel.
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