Collocations for tooth - noun
1. individual tooth
ADJECTIVE
broken,
chipped,
missing
bad, decayed, rotten
loose
capped, gold
canine, eye (AmE)
wisdom
bad, decayed, rotten
loose
capped, gold
canine, eye (AmE)
wisdom
VERB + tooth
extract,
pull out,
remove
have out
I've just had a tooth out at the dentist's.
have out
I've just had a tooth out at the dentist's.
knock out
lose
I lost three teeth in the fight.
lose
I lost three teeth in the fight.
break
fill
cut
The baby's crying because he's cutting a new tooth (= a new one is coming through).
a reporter who cut her teeth working in Soweto (figurative)
fill
cut
The baby's crying because he's cutting a new tooth (= a new one is coming through).
a reporter who cut her teeth working in Soweto (figurative)
tooth + VERB
be through,
come through
Billy's first tooth is now through.
Billy's first tooth is now through.
fall out
ache
ache
2. (teeth) set of teeth
ADJECTIVE
big,
huge
gappy (BrE)
She wore a brace to correct her gappy teeth.
gappy (BrE)
She wore a brace to correct her gappy teeth.
buck,
prominent
I used to be self-conscious of my prominent teeth.
I used to be self-conscious of my prominent teeth.
even,
straight
crooked, jagged (often figurative), misshapen, pointy (informal)
Her smile showed crooked teeth.
Skyscrapers rose like jagged teeth.
a vampire with pointy teeth
crooked, jagged (often figurative), misshapen, pointy (informal)
Her smile showed crooked teeth.
Skyscrapers rose like jagged teeth.
a vampire with pointy teeth
good,
healthy,
pearl-white,
pearly,
perfect,
strong,
white
yellow
false
needle-sharp, razor-sharp, sharp
Mink have razor-sharp teeth.
yellow
false
needle-sharp, razor-sharp, sharp
Mink have razor-sharp teeth.
clenched,
gritted
Alan hissed from behind his clenched teeth.
Alan hissed from behind his clenched teeth.
back,
front
bottom, top
baby, milk (BrE)
I still have one of my baby teeth.
bottom, top
baby, milk (BrE)
I still have one of my baby teeth.
adult
real
permanent
real
permanent
VERB + TEETH
have
brush, clean
rot
Sugar rots your teeth.
brush, clean
rot
Sugar rots your teeth.
bare,
reveal,
show
The dog bared its teeth at us and growled.
The man smiled, revealing perfect white teeth.
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).
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,
clamp sth in
His pipe was firmly clamped between his teeth.
His pipe was firmly clamped between his teeth.
gnash,
grind
sink
The cat sank its teeth into his finger.
sink
The cat sank its teeth into his finger.
TEETH + VERB
bite sb/sth,
sink into sb/sth,
snap together
chatter
Their teeth were chattering with cold.
chatter
Their teeth were chattering with cold.
flash,
gleam,
glint,
shine
Her teeth flashed as she smiled.
Her teeth flashed as she smiled.
PREPOSITION
against the/your tooth
He clattered the spoon against his teeth as he ate.
He clattered the spoon against his teeth as he ate.
between the/your tooth
She answered the phone with a cigarette between her teeth.
She answered the phone with a cigarette between her teeth.
in the/your tooth
The cat came in with a mouse in its teeth.
The cat came in with a mouse in its teeth.
through the/your tooth
‘Come here now!’ she growled through her teeth.
‘Come here now!’ she growled through her teeth.