tooth

• Sustantivo que designa una estructura dura y calcificada situada en la boca, utilizada para morder y masticar los alimentos. También puede referirse a cada una de las piezas dentales o a proyecciones similares en herramientas o mecanismos.

A noun referring to a hard, calcified structure found in the mouth, used for biting and chewing food.

plural irregular

1. Body partA1formal

   One of the hard, white structures in the mouth used for biting and chewing food.

   Diente

   • She brushed her teeth twice a day.
   • The dentist pulled out his decayed tooth.
   • Children often lose their baby teeth around age six.

2. Part of a tool or objectB1formal

   A projecting point or spike on a tool, comb, saw, or gear.

   Diente de una herramienta u objeto

   • The saw has sharp teeth for cutting wood.
   • The comb's teeth are made of plastic.
   • The gear's teeth interlock with the chain.

   Sinónimoscogpointprongspiketine