tooth

noun

Definition of toothnext
as in taste

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Recent Examples of tooth Angle the brush at about 45 degrees where the tooth meets the gum and use short, gentle circular or overlapping strokes. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026 Whitening mouthwashes with hydrogen peroxide or carbamide peroxide can lift surface stains gradually, though prolonged use may lead to tooth sensitivity. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026 The authors posit that people from that period sucked on betel nuts to relieve tooth pain, given that these populations are known to have had bad teeth and arecoline is a natural analgesic. — ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026 The docuseries needed a capable actress that, with 90 minutes of hair and makeup (and one prosthetic tooth), could kind of look like Wuornos. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tooth
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tooth
  1. taste
  2. appetite
  3. craving
  4. use
  5. liking
  6. longing
  7. love affair
  8. desire
Noun
  • Over the past few years, that space has become much more crowded, with brands from On Running to APL to Deckers Brands’ HOKA to New Balance managing to meet consumers’ changing tastes.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Rice’s reputation as the rare C-suite suit with both taste and talent-friendliness followed him out of Disney to a non-exclusive production and co-financing deal with A24 for both TV and film.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of taste
Noun
  • Whether travelers come back to the region depends on risk appetite.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Elsewhere, fashion’s appetite for animal prints took a decidedly reptilian turn.
    — Camila Quimper, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of appetite
Noun
  • The books below will satisfy your bog witch cravings, while also reminding you of the real-world importance of bogs as bulwarks against climate change, cradles of biodiversity, and keepers of ancestral memory.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Another is Gimme Gummy, a craving for squishy, jelly-like textures in everything from candy to phone cases.
    — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of craving
Noun
  • Earlier this month, the emirate launched AiNative, a program with OpenAI, Microsoft and Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, to train 20,000 government workers in practical and responsible AI use by the end of the year.
    — Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Potential uses include drug discovery, neuroscience, energy, aerospace, robotics and advanced manufacturing research.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of use
Noun
  • Anyone who’s had a game console and played Madden has arranged depth charts to their liking and made game-management decisions to feel like a head coach.
    — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • This flamboyantly ambitious novel, which takes place in a version of Atlanta known as Atlantis, follows the life of George Washington Jonson, a Black cop with a liking for white women.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of liking
Noun
  • He’s also fully equipped with human foibles, including a longing for celebrity.
    — Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
  • As private longing collides with honor and social codes, each character has to reckon with what their choices cost.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of longing
Noun
  • In the debut episode, Robach and Holmes detailed how the scandal unfolded and insisted they’d been quietly separated from their spouses before their love affair began.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • One of the teens, Eden, is the daughter of a hellfire-and-brimstone preacher and is having a secret love affair.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of love affair
Noun
  • Trump has expressed his desire to acquire Greenland since 2019 and, during his second term, issued threats to seize the territory from Denmark, a NATO ally.
    — Stefanie Dazio, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Gray Wielebinski’s new site-specific Production (2026) will transform the fair’s public toilets into an intimate olfactory environment, where scent, bodily function, privacy, desire, and surveillance will converge.
    — Jade Wilson, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of desire

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