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Moderateteeth
The correct spelling is teeth.
How to pronounce teeth
/tiːθ/
nounIPA: /tiːθ/
Say it like: Tee-th
The correct spelling is teeth. The ability to be enforced, or to be enforced to any useful effect. For example: "The international community's sanctions against the regime had some teeth to them this time around."
Usage Examples
“The international community's sanctions against the regime had some teeth to them this time around.”
“Babies typically start teething at about six months.”
“She'll teethe on anything that she can get into her mouth.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The ability to be enforced, or to be enforced to any useful effect.
- 2.A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
- 3.A sharp projection on the blade of a saw or similar implement.
- 4.A projection on the edge of a gear that meshes with similar projections on adjacent gears, or on the circumference of a cog that engages with a chain.
- 5.A projection or point in other parts of the body resembling the tooth of a vertebrate animal.
verb
- 1.To grow teeth.
- 2.To bite on something to relieve discomfort caused by growing teeth.
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