TOOTH Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

tooth

noun

Definition of tooth

as in taste

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Recent Examples of tooth Smurf played with bumps and bruises and half a tooth at one point against Georgia Tech. — Hunter Delauder, AJC.com, 15 July 2026 Laying out a set of criteria for identifying tooth marks in fossil bones could be a vital paleontological research tool. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 July 2026 This injection occurs during a strike, where the snake needs to puncture, inject and then remove their tooth and head afterward. — Philip Anderson, The Conversation, 8 July 2026 Howard was shot in the face, and the fragmented bullet broke his nose and hit his eye, lip, tooth and arm, according to a lawsuit. — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for tooth

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Noun

The first taste of this new strategy debuted last summer when Lucky teamed up with pop star Addison Rae on new low-rise jeans.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2026
Cast your line into the river, which is surrounded by stunning mountain views, and get a taste of the serenity and challenge of fly fishing.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of taste

Noun

The Pentagon’s appetite for startups and emerging tech is growing, and investors are pouncing.

— Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Symptoms of a salmonella infection may include watery diarrhea, stomach cramps, headache, nausea, vomiting, and a loss of appetite, according to the CDC.

— Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of appetite

Noun

But to your brain, romance may look less like affection and more like craving, stress, and reward.

— Big Think, Big Think, 2 Aug. 2026
Low energy, fatigue, dizziness, lightheadedness, headaches, fainting, brittle or thin nails, hair loss, cravings to chew ice and restless legs syndrome are a few signs, according to Thomas.

— Amy McGorry, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of craving

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And as for Amazon’s core cloud business, which has seen its own boost from post-training reinforcement learning and agent tool use, Jassy noted that 85% of global IT spending is still on-premises.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 31 July 2026
All of the rentals below make good use of this accessibility, with many just a few minutes from the destination’s iconic surf.

— Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 31 July 2026

Definition of use

Noun

As a result, staff undergo extensive training, learning to guide customers through choosing a whiskey to their liking, within their price range.

— Don Tse, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
If the white shade isn’t to your liking, the swimsuit also comes in a variety of playful patterns and colors.

— Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026

Definition of liking

Noun

At first glance, the Irwin Pizza Hut’s preservation of its 1990s aesthetic seems like a simple case of promoting a nostalgic longing for the past.

— Jeff Galak, The Conversation, 31 July 2026
This is, at times, a wrenching novel, strewn with broken bodies, but its atrocities never overwhelm its faith in creaturely communion, and in grief and longing that clarify, rather than obscure, one’s desires and selfhood.

— Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

Definition of longing

Noun

According to castmates, the couple’s love affair never interfered with the show.

— Christina Dugan Ramirez, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
By Season 6, however, Schroeder had evolved into the most sensible person on the Bravo hit, and her love affair with Beau Clark won over the audience’s hearts.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 30 July 2026

Definition of love affair

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In the Public Employment Relations Board filing, SEIU Local 1000 shared its desire to make suggestions on AI and technology that could affect employment matters, such as pay, productivity expectations, schedules and working conditions.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
His three-day sentencing hearing featured emotional victim impact statements, tapes of his confessions to police and insights into his twisted desire for infamy and obsession with school shooters.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

Definition of desire

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