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fangs

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noun

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The correct spelling is fangs. A long, pointed canine tooth used for biting and tearing flesh

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A long, pointed canine tooth used for biting and tearing flesh
  2. 2.(in snakes) a long pointed tooth for injecting venom
  3. 3.A grasping; capture; the act or power of seizing; hold.
  4. 4.That which is seized or carried off; booty; spoils; stolen goods.
  5. 5.Any projection, catch, shoot, or other thing by which hold is taken; a prehensile part or organ.

verb

  1. 1.To strike or attack with the fangs.
  2. 2.To enable to catch or tear; to furnish with fangs.
  3. 3.To catch, capture; seize; grip; clutch; lay hold of.
  4. 4.To take; receive with assent; accept.
  5. 5.(as a guest) To receive with hospitality; welcome.

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