to go through with
a fine
tooth comb
V
ojo por ojo, diente por diente
eye for
an eye,
tooth for a tooth
to go through
something with a fine-
toothed comb
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English Definitions
tooth
N
hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
tooth
N
something resembling the tooth of an animal
tooth
N
toothlike structure in invertebrates found in the mouth or alimentary canal or on a shell
tooth
N
a means of enforcement
tooth
N
one of a number of uniform projections on a gear
tooth and nail
with force and ferocity
N
soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth
N
a person qualified to practice dentistry
N
hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth
N
a fairy that is said to leave money at night under a child's pillow to compensate for a baby tooth falling out
N
a fungus of the family Hydnaceae
N
a dentifrice in the form of a powder
tooth root
N
the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support
N
any of various seashore mollusks having a tapering tubular shell open at each end and a foot pointed like a spade for burrowing
tooth socket
N
a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth
toothache
N
an ache localized in or around a tooth
N
small deciduous aromatic shrub (or tree) having spiny branches and yellowish flowers; eastern North America
toothbrush
N
small brush; has long handle; used to clean teeth
toothbrush
N
slang for a mustache
toothbrush tree
N
glabrous or pubescent evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Salvadora; twigs are fibrous and in some parts of the world are bound together in clusters and used as a toothbrush; shoots are used as camel fodder; plant ash provides salt
toothed
having teeth especially of a certain number or type; often used in combination
toothed
notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
toothed
having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed
N
an annual weed of northeastern North America with dentate leaves
N
tropical American fern cultivated for its finely divided greyish-green foliage; West Indies and southern Mexico to Peru and Brazil
N
any of several whales having simple conical teeth and feeding on fish etc.
N
a wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations
toothless
lacking necessary force for effectiveness
toothpaste
N
a dentifrice in the form of a paste
toothpick
N
pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic; used to pick food from between the teeth
N
a dentifrice in the form of a powder
toothsome
acceptable to the taste or mind
toothsome
extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
toothsome
having strong sexual appeal
N
North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots
toothy
having or showing prominent teeth
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