Collocations for tooth - noun

big, enormous, huge | gappy
She wore a brace to correct her gappy teeth.

prominent, sticking-out
I used to be self-conscious of my sticking-out teeth.

even, straight | crooked, jagged (often figurative), misshapen
Her smile showed crooked teeth. | Skyscrapers rose like jagged teeth.

broken, missing | good, healthy, pearl-like, pearl-white, perfect, splendid, strong, white | yellow | decayed, rotten | loose, wobbly | aching | capped, false, gold | needle-sharp, razor-sharp, sharp
Mink have razor-sharp teeth.

savage | back, front | bottom, top | canine | baby, milk
I''ve still got one of my baby teeth.

wisdom

have | brush, clean | extract, pull out, remove | have out
I''ve just had a tooth out at the dentist''s.

knock out | lose
I lost three teeth in the fight.

fill | bare, reveal, show
The dog bared its teeth at us and growled. | The man smiled, revealing perfect white teeth.

clamp, clench, grit
He broke off what he was saying, clamping his teeth together. | She answered through clenched teeth (= opening her mouth only a little because of anger).

clamp sth between/in
His pipe was firmly clamped between his teeth.

gnash, grind | sink
The cat sank its teeth into his finger.

cut
The baby''s crying because he''s cutting a new tooth (= a new one is coming through).

be/come through
Billy''s first tooth is now through.

fall out | bite sb/sth, nip sb/sth, sink into sb/sth, snap together | ache | chatter
Their teeth were chattering with cold.

flash, gleam, glint, shine
Her teeth flashed as she smiled.

grin

decay, loss | abscess | enamel | mark
The cat left teeth marks in my arm.

against the/your ~
He clashed the spoon against his teeth as he ate.

between the/your ~
She answered the phone with a cigarette between her teeth.

in the/your ~
The cat came in with a mouse in its teeth.

through the/your ~
‘Come here now!’ she growled through her teeth.