teeth

noun

Definition of teethnext
plural of tooth
as in appetites

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Recent Examples of teeth Games like the Broncos’ wild, 27-26, skin-of-their-teeth overtime win against Washington. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teeth
  1. appetites
  2. tastes
  3. shines
  4. desires
  5. relishes
  6. likes
  7. uses
Noun
  • Kelley is much more interested in Taylor’s appetites—for food, for men, for feuds—than in the nuances of her acting.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
  • And the outlook for future profits is strong, if fans’ appetites are any gauge.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of appetites
Noun
  • Anyone displaying such pedestrian tastes would immediately be expelled from the room.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Founded in 1542 and morphing into a commercial capital for western Mexico, Guadalajara was, for much of its history, small in scale and spartan in its tastes.
    — Michael Snyder, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of tastes
Noun
  • That’s when the islands’ lush beauty shines, except for occasional afternoon showers.
    — Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2026
  • This brand is processed, but it’s done so expertly that the natural deliciousness of turkey shines.
    — Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of shines
Noun
  • Instead, the creditor can use the asset any way the creditor desires.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Not as an idealised image of femininity, but as individuals carrying contradictions, expectations and desires.
    — PhotoVogue, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of desires
Noun
  • The Greatest Robot Anime Is Back With Something to Prove The new Mobile Suit Gundam movie is mad as hell and relishes in the franchise’s intoxicating weirdness.
    — Britina Cheng, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The shape-shifting eldritch entity of mysterious origins relishes torturing children.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of relishes
Noun
  • Roughly 450 users reacted with likes or hearts, while about 480 responded with laughing emojis, underscoring the divided response.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • As a psychologist who works with teens, Sophia Choukas-Bradley has heard from clients who spend an hour after having posted on social media obsessively refreshing their screens, watching their likes accumulate.
    — Angela Yang, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of likes
Noun
  • The 400-odd recipes include savory pies of all stripes, a mind-boggling array of uses for many styles of cheese, and boundless vegetable dishes.
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The trend has stoked both hopes and fears around AI’s educational uses.
    — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
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