toothpaste

What it means

1. countableuncountableA paste, normally used with a toothbrush, for cleaning the teeth.

   tube of toothpaste

   5 more examples

   fluoride toothpaste

   whitening toothpaste

   squeeze toothpaste

   She squeezed a bit of toothpaste onto her toothbrush.

   The dentist recommended a fluoride toothpaste.

   Synonyms: dentifrice

In a sentence

fluoride toothpaste

Where it comes from

From tooth + paste. Compare Saterland Frisian Tuskepasta (“toothpaste”), West Frisian toskpoetserguod (“toothpaste”), Dutch tandpasta (“toothpaste”), German Zahnpasta, Zahnpaste (“toothpaste”), Danish tandpasta (“toothpaste”), Swedish tandpasta (“toothpaste”), Icelandic tannkrem (“toothpaste”).