toothpaste
/ˈtuːθpeɪst/US/ˈtuθpeɪst/
toothpaste noun: a paste, normally used with a toothbrush, for cleaning the teeth.
Noun
toothpaste (countable and uncountable, plural toothpastes)
- A paste, normally used with a toothbrush, for cleaning the teeth.
- fluoride toothpaste
- whitening toothpaste
Verb
toothpaste (third-person singular simple present toothpastes, present participle toothpasting, simple past and past participle toothpasted)
- To cover, or smear, with toothpaste.
toothpaste meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
toothpaste in Hindi
- paste for cleaning the teeth
- दन्तमंजन dantamañjan, दंतमंजन dantmañjan, टूथपेस्ट ṭūthpesṭ
toothpaste in Tamil
- paste for cleaning the teeth
- பற்பசை paṟpacai
toothpaste in Marathi
- टूथपेस्ट, टुथपेस्ट, टूथपेस्टिंग
toothpaste in Urdu
- paste for cleaning the teeth
- ٹُوتھ پیسْٹ ṭūth pesṭ
More languagesFewer languages
- toothpaste in Bengali
- টুথপেস্ট ṭuthopesṭ
- toothpaste in Telugu
- టూత్ పేస్ట్, టూత్పేస్ట్, టూత్ పేస్టు
- toothpaste in Malayalam
- ടൂത്ത് പേസ്റ്റ്, ടൂത്ത്പേസ്റ്റ്, ടൂത്ത് പേസ്റ്റിംഗ്
- toothpaste in Kannada
- ಟೂತ್ ಪೇಸ್ಟ್, ಟೂತ್ಪೇಸ್ಟ್, ಟೂತ್ ಪೇಸ್ಟಿಂಗ್
- toothpaste in Punjabi
- ਟੂਥਪੇਸਟ, ਟੁੱਥਪੇਸਟ, ਟੂਥਪੈਸਟ
- toothpaste in Gujarati
- ટૂથપેસ્ટ ṭūthpesṭ
- toothpaste in Odia
- ଟୁଥପେଷ୍ଟ, ଟୁଥ୍ ପେଷ୍ଟ, ଦାନ୍ତ ପେଷ୍ଟ
- toothpaste in Nepali
- टुथपेस्ट, टूथपेस्ट, टुथपेष्ट
- toothpaste in Pashto
- غاښ لېټۍ ǧāx̌ leṭǝy
- toothpaste in Tagalog
- pasta sa ngipin, kremang pansipilyo
- toothpaste in Arabic
- مَعْجُون الأَسْنَان maʕjūn al-ʔasnān
- toothpaste in Malay
- ubat gigi
- toothpaste in Indonesian
- pasta gigi, tapal gigi, odol
- toothpaste in Thai
- ยาสีฟัน yaa-sǐi-fan
- toothpaste in Vietnamese
- kem đánh răng, thuốc đánh răng
- toothpaste in Myanmar
- သွားတိုက်ဆေး swa:tuikhce:
Examples of toothpaste in a sentence
- She squeezed a bit of toothpaste onto her brush.
- The dentist recommended a fluoride toothpaste.
- The child chose a strawberry-flavored toothpaste.
Forms of toothpaste
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | toothpastes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | toothpastes |
| present participle | toothpasting |
| past participle | toothpasted |
| past | toothpasted |
Origin of toothpaste
From tooth + paste. Compare Saterland Frisian Tuskepasta (“toothpaste”), West Frisian toskpoetserguod (“toothpaste”), Dutch tandpasta (“toothpaste”), German Zahnpasta, Zahnpaste (“toothpaste”), Danish tandpasta (“toothpaste”), Swedish tandpasta (“toothpaste”), Icelandic tannkrem (“toothpaste”).
Words formed from toothpaste
Phrases with toothpaste
Questions about toothpaste
- What does toothpaste mean?
- Toothpaste means a paste, normally used with a toothbrush, for cleaning the teeth.
- What is toothpaste in Hindi?
- Toothpaste in Hindi is दन्तमंजन (dantamañjan), दंतमंजन (dantmañjan), टूथपेस्ट (ṭūthpesṭ). See Toothpaste meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use toothpaste in a sentence?
- She squeezed a bit of toothpaste onto her brush.
- What part of speech is toothpaste?
- Toothpaste can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce toothpaste?
- Toothpaste is pronounced /ˈtuːθpeɪst/ (UK).
- What is the plural of toothpaste?
- The plural of toothpaste is toothpastes.
Words near toothpaste in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: toothpaste (page history and authors); toothpaste (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); toothpaste (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); toothpaste (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); toothpaste (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); toothpaste (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); toothpaste (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); toothpaste (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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