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tooth vs teeth

Both 'tooth' and 'teeth' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Tooth' is the singular form, used when referring to one individual tooth. 'Teeth' is the plural form, used when referring to more than one tooth.

Last updated: March 29, 2024 • 768 views

tooth

This is the singular form of the word 'tooth', used when referring to one individual tooth.

Use 'tooth' when talking about a single tooth. For example, 'I have a toothache.'

Examples:

I need to see the dentist about a toothache.
The tooth fairy left a coin under my pillow.

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They held hands during his tooth extraction.
Somebody left a tooth in this retainer.
I'd like to give this little tooth to someone.
Lily lost her first tooth today.
A dinosaur tooth to take home.
Found this soot staining his chipped tooth.
This tooth chewed on my mom.
There's only one man who would pull the wrong tooth.
Cover the tooth, and the pulling can wait.
I think I just busted a tooth.
I'm whistling through my broken tooth.
I... I swallowed my gold tooth.
It looks like Tung's gold tooth.
It may be an impacted wisdom tooth or cavity.
I found a tooth in my apartment.
I thought it was your tooth.
Use the casing to cover the tooth.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth.
Beauty is like a rotten tooth.
Okay guys, the tooth is not from a cheetah.

Alternatives:

single tooth
individual tooth
one tooth
a tooth

teeth

This is the plural form of the word 'tooth', used when referring to more than one tooth.

Use 'teeth' when talking about multiple teeth. For example, 'Brush your teeth twice a day.'

Examples:

She has a beautiful smile with straight teeth.
The dentist checked my teeth for cavities.

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One had several gold teeth shining.
And its teeth are impregnated with cyanide.
I'm missing my wisdom teeth.
My wisdom teeth were extracted 5 days...
Greg found clothing fibers in his teeth.
Plus caramels have rotted her teeth.
Which deteriorated his teeth and made a dental match impossible.
Jairo says toothpaste insults your teeth.
He over-bleached his teeth, sir.
All four victims are missing teeth and fingernails.
She needs to get her teeth fixed.
I actually heard your teeth scraping together on the phone.
Almost everybody has trouble with their teeth.
And there was much wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Many of them scratching their teeth.
These are Sergeant Teager's teeth.
The next guy came out, he had no teeth.
That'll suck the enamel right off your teeth.
Mind your teeth, you may bite on small shot.
So he had all his teeth pulled.

Alternatives:

multiple teeth
several teeth
many teeth
a set of teeth

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