teeth

noun
UK /tiːθ/
US /tiːθ/

The hard white things in your mouth that you use to bite and chew food.

I brush my teeth every morning and night.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The pointed parts on a comb, saw, or gear that stick out like teeth.

The teeth of the comb got stuck in her curly hair.

3. The power or effectiveness of a rule or law that makes people obey it.

The new law has real teeth, so people follow it.

4. The parts of a zipper that lock together to close it.

One of the teeth on my jacket zipper is broken.