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1 cut one's teeth
(to grow one's first teeth: The baby's cutting his first tooth.) taka tennur -
2 wisdom tooth
['wizdəm-] (any one of the four back teeth cut after childhood, usually about the age of twenty.) vísdómstönn, endajaxl -
3 stump
1. noun1) (the part of a tree left in the ground after the trunk has been cut down: He sat on a (tree-)stump and ate his sandwiches.) stubbur, stúfur2) (the part of a limb, tooth, pencil etc remaining after the main part has been cut or broken off, worn away etc.) stubbur, stúfur3) (in cricket, one of the three upright sticks forming the wicket.) staur, hæll2. verb1) (to walk with heavy, stamping steps: He stumped angrily out of the room.) þramma2) (to puzzle or baffle completely: I'm stumped!) gera orðlausan•- stumpy- stump up
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cut a tooth — phrase if a child cuts a tooth, it starts to grow through the gum Thesaurus: to have or use teethhyponym Main entry: cut * * * (usu.of a baby or child) have a tooth appear through the gum * * * cut a tooth of a baby … Useful english dictionary
cut — adjective make or design (a garment) in a particular way: → cut cut verb (cutting; past and past participle cut) 1》 make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp tool or object. 2》 remove (something) from something larger by… … English new terms dictionary
cut — ► VERB (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1) make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp implement. 2) shorten or divide into pieces with a sharp implement. 3) make, form, or remove with a sharp implement. 4) make or design (a … English terms dictionary
cut a tooth, cut your teeth — see ↑cut, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑tooth … Useful english dictionary
tooth — W2S2 [tu:θ] n plural teeth [ti:θ] ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in mouth)¦ 2¦(on a tool etc)¦ 3¦(power)¦ 4 fight tooth and nail 5 get your teeth into something … Dictionary of contemporary English
cut a tooth — ► cut a tooth (of a baby) have a tooth appear through the gum. Main Entry: ↑cut … English terms dictionary
tooth — [ tuθ ] (plural teeth [ tiθ ] ) noun count *** 1. ) any of the hard white objects inside your mouth that you use for biting and for CHEWING food: front/back teeth a loose/missing/broken tooth brush/clean your teeth: It s important to brush your… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cut — or short cut [kut] vt. cut, cutting [ME cutten, kytten < Late OE * cyttan < Scand base seen in Swed dial., Ice kuta, to cut with a knife: the word replaced OE ceorfan (see CARVE), snithan, scieran (see SHEAR) as used in its basic senses] I… … English World dictionary
cut teeth — {v. phr.} 1. To have teeth grow out through the gums. * /The baby was cross because he was cutting teeth./ 2. or[cut eye teeth] {informal} To learn something very early in life; gain experience; start by learning or doing. Used with a possessive … Dictionary of American idioms
cut teeth — {v. phr.} 1. To have teeth grow out through the gums. * /The baby was cross because he was cutting teeth./ 2. or[cut eye teeth] {informal} To learn something very early in life; gain experience; start by learning or doing. Used with a possessive … Dictionary of American idioms
cut one's eye teeth — 1. To cease to be a child 2. To become shrewd • • • Main Entry: ↑tooth … Useful english dictionary
