Meanings
- not comparableHaving teeth.
The sperm whale is a toothed whale.
Synonyms: dentate, dentiferous, dentigerous
- not comparableHaving projections resembling an animal's teeth.
A cog is a toothed wheel.
- in compoundsnot comparableHaving teeth of the specified type.
A sharp-toothed rat.
1 more example
A fine-toothed comb.
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of tooth
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHaving teeth.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivehaving teeth especially of a certain number or type; often used in combination
adjectivenotched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
adjectivehaving an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃dónts
- Proto-Germanic*tanþs
- Proto-West Germanic*tanþ
- Old Englishtōþ
- Middle Englishtoth
- Englishtooth
- Englishtoothed
Translations
Bulgarian зъбат, зъбчат
- зъбат (zăbat)having teeth
- зъбчат (zăbčat)having projections resembling teeth
- назъбен (nazăben)having projections resembling teeth
Catalan dentat, dentat
- dentathaving teeth
- dentathaving projections resembling teeth
Finnish hammas-, -hampainen
- hammas-having teeth
- -hampainenhaving certain type of teeth
- hammastettuhaving projections resembling teeth
- -hammasteinenhaving projections resembling teeth
French denté
- dentéhaving projections resembling teeth
German bezahnt, -zahnig
- bezahnthaving teeth
- -zahnighaving certain type of teeth
- gezahnthaving projections resembling teeth
Hawaiian nihoniho, nihoa
- nihonihohaving projections resembling teeth
- nihoahaving projections resembling teeth
Polish zębaty, zębaty
- zębatyhaving teeth
- zębatyhaving certain type of teeth
- zębatyhaving projections resembling teeth
Romanian dințat
- dințathaving projections resembling teeth
Spanish dentado, dentellado
- dentadohaving teeth
- dentelladohaving teeth
- dentadohaving projections resembling teeth
- dentelladohaving projections resembling teeth
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
toothed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toothed
“toothed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toothed. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toothed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toothed.
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