adj, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of tooth form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Having teeth. not-comparable

   "The sperm whale is a toothed whale."

2. 2
   Having projections resembling an animal's teeth. not-comparable

   "A cog is a toothed wheel."

3. 3
   Having teeth of the specified type. in-compounds, not-comparable

   "A sharp-toothed rat."

Adjective

1. 1
   having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed wordnet
2. 2
   notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex wordnet
3. 3
   having teeth especially of a certain number or type; often used in combination wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

notchedtoothliketoothytuskeddentateacanthoid

Antonyms

All antonyms

toothless

Example

More examples

"A sperm whale is the biggest toothed whale."

Etymology

From tooth + -ed.

Related phrases

Baker's small-toothed harvest mousebuck-toothedfine-toothedfine-toothed combgap-toothedgobber-toothedlarge-toothed aspenloose-toothedred-toothedred-toothed shrewrough-toothed dolphinsaber-toothed

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