tooth
/tuːθ/noun
उच्चारण टूथ
दाँत
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any of the hard white structures in the mouth used for biting and chewing
दाँत
- brush your teeth
- The dentist said I had a loose tooth.
- The baby has cut her first tooth.
+ 2 more examples
- A tooth broke while he ate a hard sweet.
- Brush your teeth twice a day.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
tooth / teeth (irregular plural)
The plural is 'teeth', not 'tooths'. This is a classic exam point on irregular plurals.
Plural 'teeth' है, 'tooths' नहीं। यह irregular plurals का एक प्रसिद्ध परीक्षा-बिंदु है।
- The baby has two teeth now.
- She lost a tooth while playing.
brush / clean your teeth
Teeth are brushed, not washed. The verb is 'brush' and the noun after it is 'teeth'.
दाँत brush किए जाते हैं, धोए नहीं जाते। Verb 'brush' है और उसके बाद 'teeth' आता है।
- Brush your teeth twice a day.
tooth + noun
Compound nouns keep 'tooth' singular: toothache, toothbrush, toothpaste.
Compound nouns में 'tooth' singular रहता है: toothache, toothbrush, toothpaste।
- Radhika has a bad toothache.
idioms with tooth
'By the skin of your teeth' means very narrowly; 'fight tooth and nail' means fight fiercely.
'By the skin of your teeth' का अर्थ बाल-बाल बचना है; 'fight tooth and nail' का अर्थ पूरी ताकत से लड़ना है।
- He passed the exam by the skin of his teeth.
- They fought tooth and nail for the land.
tooth (singular) vs teeth (plural) with numbers
Use 'a tooth' for one and 'teeth' for more than one. After 'every' and 'each' the singular is needed.
एक के लिए 'a tooth' और एक से अधिक के लिए 'teeth' आता है। 'Every' और 'each' के बाद singular चाहिए।
- Each tooth was checked by the dentist.
+Collocations 4
adjective + tooth
sweetfrontloosedecayedmilkwisdom
- She has a sweet tooth and loves laddoos.
verb + tooth
losebrushpull outfillclenchgrind
- The dentist filled a decayed tooth.
tooth + noun
achepastebrushpickfairy
- Keep your toothbrush in a clean place.
teeth + verb
chattergrindclenchbare
- His teeth chattered in the cold.
“More examples 6
- Radhika got her wisdom tooth removed last week.
राधिका ने पिछले सप्ताह अपनी अक्ल दाढ़ निकलवाई।
- The dog showed its teeth at the stranger.
कुत्ते ने अजनबी को दाँत दिखाए।
- The saw has sharp teeth.
आरी के दाँत तीखे होते हैं।
- Children get milk teeth first.
बच्चों को पहले दूध के दाँत आते हैं।
- The team escaped relegation by the skin of its teeth.
टीम बाल-बाल बच गई और नीचे नहीं गई।
- The child grinds his teeth in his sleep.
बच्चा नींद में दाँत पीसता है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He has lost two tooths.
✓ He has lost two teeth.
'Tooth' has an irregular plural, 'teeth'.
'Tooth' का plural अनियमित है: 'teeth'।
✗ My teeths are paining since morning.
✓ My teeth have been aching since morning.
The plural is 'teeth', and an ongoing pain since morning needs the present perfect continuous.
Plural 'teeth' है, और सुबह से जारी दर्द के लिए present perfect continuous आता है।
✗ I wash my teeth every morning.
✓ I brush my teeth every morning.
The natural verb for teeth is 'brush'.
दाँतों के लिए स्वाभाविक verb 'brush' है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words all describe parts of the mouth or things shaped like them.
ये शब्द मुँह के अंगों या उनके आकार की चीज़ों के लिए हैं।
A hard white part in the mouth, or a point on a tool.
मुँह का कठोर सफ़ेद अंग, या औज़ार का दाँता।
- The comb has a broken tooth.
A long pointed tooth of an elephant or walrus.
हाथी या वालरस का लंबा नुकीला दाँत।
- Elephants have ivory tusks.
A long sharp tooth of a snake or dog.
साँप या कुत्ते का लंबा तीखा दाँत।
- The snake showed its fangs.
¶Idioms 11
by the skin of your teeth
only just
बाल-बाल
- He passed by the skin of his teeth.
long in the tooth
old
बूढ़ा
- He is a bit long in the tooth for football.
fight tooth and nail
to fight in a very determined way for what you want
पूरी ताक़त से लड़ना, एड़ी-चोटी का ज़ोर लगाना
- The villagers fought tooth and nail to save their school from closure.
- She fought tooth and nail for her place in the national team.
in the teeth of sth
in spite of problems or opposition
(विरोध या कठिनाई के) बावजूद
- The law was passed in the teeth of strong opposition.
- They completed the trek in the teeth of a blizzard.
get/sink your teeth into sth
to put a lot of effort and enthusiasm into sth
किसी काम में पूरी लगन से जुट जाना
- I'm looking forward to getting my teeth into the new syllabus.
- She needs a project she can really sink her teeth into.
grit your teeth
to be determined to continue to do sth in a difficult or unpleasant situation
दाँत भींचकर (हिम्मत से) मुश्किल सह लेना
- It hurt, but I gritted my teeth and kept running.
- We'll just have to grit our teeth and finish the work.
lie through your teeth
(informal) to say sth that is not true at all
सरासर झूठ बोलना
- He was lying through his teeth when he said he hadn't seen her.
- The salesman lied through his teeth about the car.
cut your teeth on sth
to get your first experience of doing sth
किसी काम से शुरुआती अनुभव पाना
- She cut her teeth on local newspapers before joining the national daily.
- He cut his teeth on small cases in the district court.
armed to the teeth
having many weapons
हथियारों से पूरी तरह लैस
- The robbers were armed to the teeth.
- The border was guarded by soldiers armed to the teeth.
show your teeth
to use your power or authority in an aggressive way
ताक़त दिखाना, सख़्ती बरतना
- The new regulator has started to show its teeth.
- The court showed its teeth by fining the company heavily.
tooth and nail
very fiercely and with great determination, using all your strength
पूरी ताकत से, जी-जान से, एड़ी-चोटी का ज़ोर लगाकर
- The villagers fought tooth and nail to save their land.
- Radhika fought tooth and nail for her place in the team.
§Grammar and usage
The plural of tooth is teeth (like foot/feet, goose/geese).
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: tooth का plural teeth है (foot/feet, goose/geese की तरह)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
By the skin of your teeth, long in the tooth (old), fight tooth and nail (fight very hard), have a sweet tooth (like sweet food), lie through your teeth (lie openly).
Idioms: by the skin of your teeth, long in the tooth (बूढ़ा), fight tooth and nail (पूरी ताकत से लड़ना), have a sweet tooth (मीठा पसंद होना), lie through your teeth (खुलेआम झूठ बोलना)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A tooth doctor is a dentist; one who straightens teeth an orthodontist.
दाँतों का डॉक्टर dentist; दाँत सीधे करने वाला orthodontist।
General knowledge
Science: adults have 32 teeth: incisors, canines, premolars and molars; the hardest substance in the body is tooth enamel.
विज्ञान में वयस्कों के 32 दाँत होते हैं: incisors, canines, premolars और molars; शरीर का सबसे कठोर पदार्थ दाँत का enamel है।