: having teeth especially of a specified kind or number
—often used in combination
fine-toothed
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Set the scene Up here on the south-facing Plose slope, there's no getting away from the awe-making views of the snaggle-toothed Dolomite peaks.
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Grainne McBride, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Bernie Sanders was just a skinny, gap-toothed kid from Brooklyn in the autumn of 1953, when Vermont opened an information bureau at 1268 Avenue of the Americas, next door to Radio City Music Hall.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
The saw-toothed edge is designed to slice through delicate items with tough exteriors and soft interiors like bread, pastries, citrus fruits, and tomatoes without crushing or smashing them.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2026
Shoals of red-toothed triggerfish, radiant in cobalt blue, gathered by large rocks covered in purple anemones.
—Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2026
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Grainne McBride, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Bernie Sanders was just a skinny, gap-toothed kid from Brooklyn in the autumn of 1953, when Vermont opened an information bureau at 1268 Avenue of the Americas, next door to Radio City Music Hall.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
The saw-toothed edge is designed to slice through delicate items with tough exteriors and soft interiors like bread, pastries, citrus fruits, and tomatoes without crushing or smashing them.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2026
Shoals of red-toothed triggerfish, radiant in cobalt blue, gathered by large rocks covered in purple anemones.
—Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Toothed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toothed. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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