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gap-toothed

gap-tooth
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [gap tooth]
    • /gæp tuθ/
    • /ɡæp -tuːθt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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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