(in a tooth)
51Tooth erosion — is a gradual loss of the normally hard surface of the tooth due to chemical, not bacterial, processes. Erosion is an eating away of a surface. The word erosion comes from the Latin erodere meaning to eat out …
52tooth fairy — tooth .fairy n the tooth fairy an imaginary person who children believe comes into their ↑bedroom and leaves them money for teeth which have fallen out …
53tooth fairy, the — tooth ,fairy, the noun an imaginary person who takes away a tooth that a child puts under their PILLOW at night, and leaves them some money in its place …
54tooth fairy — tooth′ fair′y n. myt a fairy credited with leaving a child money or a small gift in exchange for a baby tooth placed under the child s pillow …
55tooth fairy — n. Folklore a fairy who puts money under a child s pillow in exchange for a fallen out tooth placed there by the child …
56tooth-drawer — toothˈ drawer noun (Shakespeare) An extractor of teeth • • • Main Entry: ↑tooth …
57tooth-drawing — toothˈ drawing noun and adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑tooth …
58tooth-ornament — toothˈ ornament noun Dogtooth • • • Main Entry: ↑tooth …
59tooth-picker — toothˈ picker noun (Shakespeare) 1. A toothpick 2. Someone or something that picks teeth, eg the bird trochilus • • • Main Entry: ↑tooth …
60tooth|brush|ing — «TOOTH BRUHSH ihng», noun, adjective. –n. the act or process of cleaning one s teeth with a toothbrush: »It was clear that toothbrushing alone was not the only factor in promoting oral hygiene (John Roper). –adj. of or having to do with… …