Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "toothpaste" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

bathroom dentist drug store medicine cabinet mouth sink suitcase toothpaste tube tube

Capable Of

clean silver guard against tooth decay guard teeth from bacteria help remove plaque polish teeth

Derived Terms

elephant toothpaste elephant's toothpaste put the toothpaste back in the tube toothpaste is out of the tube toothpastey toothpasty you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube

Derived From

paste tooth

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

dentifrice

Type Of (IsA)

cleaning substance colloidal gel dentifrice most often in gel form pastelike thing smoothness toiletry tooth care market category

Receives Action

placed on toothbrush used with tooth brush

Related Terms

cleaning paste teeth toothbrush

Used For

clean teeth clean teeth with toothbrush cleaning ones teeth cleaning teeth ensure good dental health freshen breath freshening breath place on toothbrush protecting gums from disease putting on toothbrush scrub plaque off human teeth

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.