underbite
UK/ˈʌndəˌbaɪt//ˈʌndɚˌbaɪt/
underbite noun: a malocclusion in which the lower teeth extend past the upper ones.
Noun
underbite (plural underbites)
- A malocclusion in which the lower teeth extend past the upper ones
Verb
UK/ˌʌndəˈbaɪt/US/ˌʌndɚˈbaɪt/
underbite (third-person singular simple present underbites, present participle underbiting, simple past underbit, past participle underbitten)
Forms of underbite
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | underbites |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | underbites |
| present participle | underbiting |
| past | underbit |
| past participle | underbitten |
Origin of underbite
From under- + bite.
Words that rhyme with underbite
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- knight
- slight
- Dwight
- height
- sight
- night
- sprite
- fight
- parasite
- site
- alight
- smite
- all right
- blight
- might
- mite
- skite
- cite
- indite
- lite
- outright
- plight
- bight
- excite
- ignite
- invite
- overnight
- uptight
- wight
- accite
- alright
- benight
- bewrite
- blite
- copyright
- despite
- dight
- disunite
- finite
- flite
- hight
- incite
- recite
- relight
- rewrite
- sleight
- spite
- spright
Questions about underbite
- What does underbite mean?
- Underbite means a malocclusion in which the lower teeth extend past the upper ones.
- What part of speech is underbite?
- Underbite can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce underbite?
- Underbite is pronounced /ˈʌndəˌbaɪt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of underbite?
- The plural of underbite is underbites.
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