tooth

noun

Definition of toothnext
as in taste

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Recent Examples of tooth Distribute the mask evenly using your fingers or a wide-tooth comb. — Anya Meyerowitz, Glamour, 2 Aug. 2026 Birdie placed the tooth on the edge of the tub and moved white bubbles around in the water, then pushed her face into the bubbles and further down. — Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026 The group swelled but Pedersen, riding on a 56-tooth single chainring, gamely stuck with them all the way to the intermediate sprint, navigating a category-two and category-three climb on the way. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 23 July 2026 Distinguished by unique morphological features like a longer tail and specific tooth structure, alongside genetic evidence, the stingray's identification underscores the complexity of taxonomy where appearances can be deceptive. — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 22 July 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
  • Freshmen and transfer students moved into their dormitories on Tuesday, beginning a new chapter and getting their first taste of college life.
    — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Fantastic Fest, the most reliably eclectic and unapologetically strange American film festival on the fall calendar, has unveiled a lineup that promises to delight any cinephile whose tastes lie outside the conventional.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of taste
Noun
  • The current resurgence of tennis necklaces reflects the rise of quiet luxury and a growing appetite for investment purchasing and dressing.
    — Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Spurred by tech giants’ insatiable appetite for computing power to dominate frontier models, the unprecedented global expansion of AI infrastructure has created demand so enormous that no single country can satisfy it.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of appetite
Noun
  • But despite the evident craving for stories about L-O-V-E, literary fiction has struggled to master the art of the crossover.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
  • For kiddos and adults, fruit serves as a healthy alternative to candy, delivering vitamins, fiber, and hydration while satisfying sweet cravings.
    — Sierra Leone Starks, Parents, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of craving
Noun
  • But after the single-component shots came into use, infections there began to rise.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The former home of Belden had a commercial use in recent years and idled for six years before being acquired by his group.
    — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of use
Noun
  • Simply turn it on, then adjust the heat, color, and timer to your liking.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Though the formula is gentle, the price tag is a little too high for our liking.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of liking
Noun
  • Anemoia is essentially an imagined memory, a longing built from movies, photographs, and secondhand stories rather than lived experience.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Questions around beauty and longing recur, as do keywords (such as ‘password’), names, references and scenic features, but what fascinated me most is that in principle each episode could be read as a little patchy universe on its own.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of longing
Noun
  • Last night, Gerber continued her love affair with the do-everything, go-anywhere little black dress, wearing a knee-length slip beneath an oversized khaki trench.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Put another way, the Chinese people are conducting what is a passionate love affair with American goods of all kinds.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of love affair
Noun
  • Emery’s desire to blood Madjo early was ultimately reflected in picking him to start ahead of Tammy Abraham — who the club are willing to listen to offers for — in Salzburg.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Modern food consumption is also a good example of how abundance doesn’t necessarily eliminate the desire for luxury.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of desire

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