tooth

noun (tooth, teeth)

«tooth» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

One of the hard white parts in the mouth used to bite and chew food. tree →
One of the sharp points on a comb, saw, or gear. tree →

In the lessons

In science and health, teeth help us eat; children have baby (milk) teeth that fall out and are replaced by adult teeth. Brush twice a day with fluoride toothpaste, floss, and visit the dentist; sugar feeds germs that make holes (cavities). Phrases: brush your teeth, baby tooth, wisdom tooth, sweet tooth (likes sweets), tooth fairy, toothbrush, toothache.

Examples

I lost a tooth today! tree →
Brush your teeth twice a day. tree →
A shark has hundreds of teeth. tree →
Sugar can damage your teeth. tree →
My tooth hurts, so we will see the dentist. tree →
The saw has sharp teeth. tree →
Grandpa has a sweet tooth. tree →
Children have twenty baby teeth. tree →
The witch began gnashing her teeth. tree →

Note

Irregular plural: one tooth, two teeth (not "tooths"). Children have 20 baby teeth; adults usually have 32. The tooth fairy is a game for children. Enamel, the outside of a tooth, is the hardest part of the body.

In Jewish tradition

Teeth stand for eating, strength or fierce beasts. "Tooth for tooth" is a law of fair payment. In the Psalms, gnashing teeth pictures the anger of enemies.

Interpretation. The rabbis read "eye for eye" as money compensation, not literal harm, so that justice is fair and the loss is repaid.

Examples

Round about his teeth is terror. (Writings JOB.41.6, JPS 1917) tree →
eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, (Torah EXO.21.24, JPS 1917) tree →
His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk. (Torah GEN.49.12, JPS 1917) tree →
With the profanest mockeries of backbiting they gnash at me with their teeth. (Writings PSA.35.16, JPS 1917) tree →
The wicked plotteth against the righteous, and gnasheth at him with his teeth. (Writings PSA.37.12, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «tooth» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«tooth» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «tooth» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«tooth» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.

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