toothpick

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/ˈtuːθ.pɪk/

noun

A small, usually wooden, stick, often pointed at both ends, for removing food residue from between the teeth.

Similar
dentiscalppicktooth
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Meanings

nountoothpick (plural toothpicks)

plural toothpicks

  1. A small, usually wooden, stick, often pointed at both ends, for removing food residue from between the teeth.
  2. derogatoryslangA very thin individual.
  3. derogatoryslangA small or slender penis.
verbtoothpick (third-person singular simple present toothpicks, present participle toothpicking, simple past and past participle toothpicked)

present singular third person toothpicks · participle present toothpicking · participle past toothpicked · past toothpicked

  1. transitiveTo spear food on a toothpick.
  2. transitiveTo transfer a sample of bacteria, etc. by means of a toothpick.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
dentiscalppicktooth

Origin

From tooth + pick.

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Translations

Arabic عُود تَخْلِيل أَسْنَان, خِلَال
  • عُود تَخْلِيل أَسْنَان (ʕūd taḵlīl ʔasnān)stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
  • خِلَال (ḵilāl)stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Basque zotz, txotx
  • zotzstick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
  • txotxstick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Bengali দাঁত খড়কে
  • দাঁত খড়কে (dãt khoṛoke)stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Bulgarian кле́чка
  • кле́чка (kléčka)stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Catalan escuradents
  • escuradentsstick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Chinese Cantonese 牙籤 /牙签
  • 牙籤 /牙签 (ngaa⁴ cim¹)stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Chinese Mandarin 牙籤 /牙签
  • 牙籤 /牙签 (yáqiān)stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Czech párátko
  • párátkostick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Danish tandstikker
  • tandstikkerstick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Dutch tandenstoker
  • tandenstokerstick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Esperanto dentopikilo
  • dentopikilostick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Estonian hambaork
  • hambaorkstick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Finnish hammastikku
  • hammastikkustick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
French cure-dent
  • cure-dentstick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
German Zahnstocher
  • Zahnstocherstick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Greek οδοντογλυφίδα
  • οδοντογλυφίδα (odontoglyfída)stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Hebrew קֵיסָם
  • קֵיסָם (kēsám)stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Hindi दन्तखुदनी, टूथपिक
  • दन्तखुदनी (dantakhudnī)stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
  • टूथपिक (ṭūthpik)stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
  • दांतखोदनी (dāntkhodnī)stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
  • ख़िलाल (xilāl)stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
  • खिलाल (khilāl)stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Hungarian fogpiszkáló, fogvájó
  • fogpiszkálóstick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
  • fogvájóstick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Indonesian tusuk gigi
  • tusuk gigistick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Irish bior fiacla
  • bior fiaclastick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Italian stuzzicadenti, stecchino
  • stuzzicadentistick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
  • stecchinostick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Japanese 楊枝, 楊子
  • 楊枝 (yōji)stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
  • 楊子 (yōji)stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
  • 爪楊枝 (tsumayōji)stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Korean 이쑤시개
  • 이쑤시개 (issusigae)stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Latin dentiscalpium
  • dentiscalpiumstick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Latvian zobu bakstāmais
  • zobu bakstāmaisstick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Lithuanian krapštukas
  • krapštukasstick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Malay pencungkil gigi
  • pencungkil gigistick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Māori kapeniho
  • kapenihostick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Norwegian Bokmål tannpirker, tannstikker
  • tannpirkerstick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
  • tannstikkerstick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Polish wykałaczka
  • wykałaczkastick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Portuguese palito, palito de dentes
  • palitostick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
  • palito de dentesstick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
  • palito de dentestick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Romanian scobitoare
  • scobitoarestick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Russian зубочи́стка
  • зубочи́стка (zubočístka)stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Slovak špáradlo
  • špáradlostick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Spanish palillo, escarbadientes
  • palillostick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
  • escarbadientesstick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
  • mondadientesstick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
  • limpiadientesstick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Swahili kichokonoo, kimbaka
  • kichokonoostick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
  • kimbakastick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Swedish tandpetare, tandsticka
  • tandpetarestick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
  • tandstickastick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Tagalog panghininga, palito
  • panghiningastick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
  • palitostick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
  • pantingastick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Thai ไม้จิ้มฟัน
  • ไม้จิ้มฟัน (máai-jîm-fan)stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Turkish kürdan
  • kürdanstick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Ukrainian зубочи́стка
  • зубочи́стка (zubočýstka)stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Urdu ٹُوتھ پِیک, خِلال
  • ٹُوتھ پِیک (ṭūth pīk)stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
  • خِلال (xilāl)stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Vietnamese tăm, tăm xỉa răng
  • tămstick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
  • tăm xỉa răngstick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Welsh deintbig
  • deintbigstick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Yiddish ציינשטעכער
  • ציינשטעכער (tseynshtekher)stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

picktooth
Cite this entry
APA

toothpick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toothpick

MLA

“toothpick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toothpick. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toothpick,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toothpick.

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