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Teeth Tooth Diş Noun Things  /Tuːθ   Countable Plural

Level A1 
Kind noun
Front tooth 
IPA  /tuːθ   / noun [countable] (plural teeth /tiːθ   /)
Back diş
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tooth (noun)

 /tuːθ   / noun [countable] (plural teeth /tiːθ   /)
 
1 one of the hard white things in your mouth that you use for biting
diş
 She's got beautiful teeth.
 I've just had a tooth out (diş çektirdim) at the dentist's.
 The dog sank its teeth into her hand.
 look at WISDOM TOOTH
TEETH
You brush/clean your teeth with a toothbrush. You clean between your teeth with special string called dental floss. If you have toothache or tooth decay, you should see a dentist. You might need a filling, or you can have the tooth out. Some children have a brace to straighten their teeth, and people with no teeth can have false teeth.
 2 one of the long narrow pointed parts of an object such as a comb (= an object that you use for making your hair tidy)
 (tarak, testere vb.) diş
IDIOMS
by the skin of your teeth
(informal)
(used to show that sb almost failed to do sth) only just
ucu ucuna, kıl payıyla
 I ran into the airport and caught the plane by the skin of my teeth.
gnash your teeth
to feel very angry and upset about sth
diş gıcırdatmak
grit your teeth
1 to bite your teeth tightly together
dişini sıkmak
 She gritted her teeth against the pain as the doctor examined her injured foot.
 2 to use your courage or determination in a difficult situation
kararlı durmak, metin olmak
 If things get difficult, you'll have to grit your teeth and keep going.
have a sweet tooth
to like eating sweet things
tatlıya düşkünlüğü olmak
 

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