snaggletooth

snag·gle·tooth

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [snag-uh l-tooth]
- /ˈsnæg əlˌtuθ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [snag-uh l-tooth]
- /ˈsnæg əlˌtuθ/

Definitions of snaggletooth word

noun plural snaggletooth a tooth growing out beyond or apart from others. 1
noun snaggletooth a tooth that is broken or projecting 0
noun snaggletooth a tooth that sticks out beyond the others 0
noun snaggletooth a crooked or broken tooth 0

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Origin of snaggletooth

First appearance:

before 1815

One of the 39% newest English words

1815-25; apparently snag + -le + tooth

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Parts of speech for Snaggletooth

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Snaggletooth

snaggletooth 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.

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