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- [gap tooth]
- /gæp tuθ/
- /ɡæp -tuːθt/
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- [gap tooth]
- /gæp tuθ/
Definitions of gap-toothed word
- adjective gap-toothed having a noticeable space between two teeth. 1
- adjective gap-toothed If you describe a person or their smile as gap-toothed, you mean that some of that person's teeth are missing. 0
- adjective gap-toothed having wide spaces between the teeth 0
- adjective gap-toothed exhibiting a gap between the teeth, especially between the two upper central incisors. 0
- adjective gap-toothed exhibiting a gap where a tooth is missing, as of a child who has lost a baby tooth, or an adult who has lost a permanent tooth. 0
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Origin of gap-toothed
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1560-70
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Gap-toothed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gap-toothed popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% 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.
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