tooth - use in sentences

Adjective modifier

  • sweet: They are all there to tempt the sweet tooth.

Converse of object

  • clench: The ones who conquer fear through repetition, through sweat, through clenched teeth.

Modifies a noun

  • decay: Plain water doesn't cause tooth decay or erosion.
  • whitening: In Cosmetic treatment How much does tooth whitening cost?
  • enamel: Tooth enamel analysis proved they could not have been brought up in the local chalk area.
  • fairy: My dentist even gave me it the tooth in a little tooth fairy envelope.
  • comb: Always avoid brushing curly hair, use a wide tooth comb to just separate the curls instead.

Noun used with modifier

  • incisor: This order is named due to the modifications of the incisor teeth that project forward, in a similar way to rodents.
  • cheek: The jaws bore small chisel like incisors, small canines, and low-crowned cheek teeth with rounded conical cusps.
  • shark: Sharks teeth at Barton can be picked up from the foreshore making this location ideal for all the family.

Preposition: of

  • comb: Alternatively, hold the nail between the teeth of a comb.
  • gale: And no Australian has smiled as much into the teeth of an oncoming gale.

Preposition: with

  • plier: Another guard pulled out two of his upper teeth with pliers.

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