bucktooth

buck·tooth

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [buhk-tooth]
- /ˈbʌkˈtuθ/
- /ˈbʌk.tuːθ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [buhk-tooth]
- /ˈbʌkˈtuθ/

Definitions of bucktooth word

noun bucktooth a projecting upper front tooth 3
noun bucktooth a projecting front tooth 3
noun plural bucktooth a projecting tooth, especially an upper front tooth. 1
noun bucktooth front tooth that sticks out 1
noun bucktooth An upper tooth that protrudes further than the bottom teeth. 0

See all 5 definitions of bucktooth

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Origin of bucktooth

First appearance:

before 1745

One of the 47% newest English words

First recorded in 1745-55; buck1 + tooth

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Parts of speech for Bucktooth

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bucktooth

bucktooth popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

bucktooth usage trend in Literature

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