Word Type

Noun

Verb

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

Word Relationships

Typical Location

box grocery store mouth

Derived Terms

Arkansas toothpick California toothpick HE-double-toothpicks Missouri toothpick Texas toothpick leaning toothpick syndrome toothpicker toothpicklike toothpickweed

Derived From

pick tooth

Has Property

pointy

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

pick strip

Type Of (IsA)

pick strip

Made Of

plastic

Related Terms

food pointed residue stick teeth wooden

Synonym Network

dentiscalp

Used For

chewing clean between teeth cleaning food from between teeth constructing models decorate plate of appetizers get food out of teeth getting shrimp off of tray getting to hard to reach places hold sandwich together holding olive picking teeth poking holes pop balloons remove excess food matter from teeth remove food from between teeth removing debris from between teeth removing food from between teeth removing food stuck between teeth removing spinach stab olive stab pickle using small quantities of glue

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