Le mot anglais du jour

tooth

dent

Définitions

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tooth
1. n. (Anatomie) Dent.
anglais > anglais
tooth
1. n. A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
2. n. A sharp projection on the blade of a saw or similar implement.
3. n. A projection on the edge of a gear that meshes with similar projections on adjacent gears, or on the circumference of a cog that engages with a chain.
4. n. (zoology) A projection or point in other parts of the body resembling the tooth of a vertebrate animal.
5. n. (botany) A pointed projection from the margin of a leaf.
6. n. (animation) The rough surface of some kinds of cel or other films that allows better adhesion of artwork.
7. n. (figurative) liking, fondness, appetite, taste, palate (compare toothsome)
I have a sweet tooth: I love sugary treats.
8. n. (algebraic geometry) An irreducible component of a comb that intersects the handle in exactly one point, that point being distinct from the unique point of intersection for any other tooth of the comb
9. v. To provide or furnish with teeth.
10. v. To indent; to jag.
to tooth a saw
11. v. To lock into each other, like gear wheels.
français > anglais
dent
1. n-f. tooth
2. n-f. cog (tooth on a gear)