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snaggletooth

snaggletooth noun: a tooth inside the mouth that is unaligned or broken.

snaggletooth: a tooth inside the mouth that is unaligned or broken
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Noun

snaggletooth (plural snaggleteeth or snaggletooths)

  1. (plural) A tooth inside the mouth that is unaligned or broken.
  2. (plural) A predatory fish of the genus Astronesthes, so-called because of its teeth.

Synonyms of snaggletooth

Forms of snaggletooth

pluralsnaggleteeth
pluralsnaggletooths
alternative formsnaggle-tooth

Origin of snaggletooth

From snaggle + tooth.

Words formed from snaggletooth

Questions about snaggletooth

What does snaggletooth mean?
Snaggletooth means a tooth inside the mouth that is unaligned or broken.
What part of speech is snaggletooth?
Snaggletooth is a noun.
What is the plural of snaggletooth?
The plural of snaggletooth is snaggleteeth.

Words near snaggletooth in the dictionary

  1. snaggle-toothed
  2. snaggle-tooths
  3. snaggled
  4. snaggles
  5. snaggleteeth
  6. snaggletooth
  7. snaggletoothed
  8. snaggletooths
  9. snaggling
  10. snaggly
  11. snaggy

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