upper teeth

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• upper — [up′ər] adj. [ME, compar. of up,UP1] 1. in a place or on a level above another [upper lip, upper jaw, upper floor] 2. higher in rank, authority, or dignity [the upper classes] 3. being farther north, farther inland, or at a higher elevation of… …   English World dictionary

• teeth —    Any departure from the normal pattern in the way a baby cuts its first tooth could be significant. Teeth usually show through the lower gums first; If a child tooths first in the upper jaw, it is considered ominous of its dying in its infancy… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• teeth — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. dentition, fangs, tusks; see tooth 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. molars, bicuspids, incisors, canines, *grinders, fangs, *pearly whites. WORD FIND • adolescence, last molars that erupt: wisdom teeth • baby or… …   English dictionary for students

• Deciduous teeth — Baby teeth redirects here. For other uses, see Baby teeth (disambiguation). Deciduous teeth A six year old girl s deciduous teeth, which are beginning to fall out. Latin …   Wikipedia

• buck teeth — UK US noun [plural] top front teeth that stick out more than the bottom teeth Thesaurus: types and parts of teethhyponym * * * noun [plural] : upper teeth that stick out in the front of the mouth She wore braces to fix her buck teeth. buck… …   Useful english dictionary

• cross-bite teeth — artificial posterior teeth designed to permit positioning of the modified buccal cusps of the upper teeth in the fossae of the lower teeth …   Medical dictionary

• pharyngeal teeth — teeth on the pharyngeal bones. May be placed in a dorsal and ventral pair, as in most teleost fishes, or in laterally opposing pairs, one set on each side, as in Cyprinidae and Catostomidae. The upper pharyngeal teeth are located on a dentigerous …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• hag teeth — upper medial incisors that are widely separated …   Medical dictionary

• Horse teeth — Horses teeth are often used to estimate the animal s age, hence the sayings long in the tooth and Don t look a gift horse in the mouth . Types of teeth At five years of age a horse has between 36 and 44 teeth. All horses have* Twelve premolars… …   Wikipedia

• Medway watermills (upper tributaries) — For an explanation of the various pieces of machinery mentioned, see Mill machinery. River Medway (Upper tributaries) Legend …   Wikipedia

• molar teeth — the most posterior teeth on either side in each jaw, totaling 8 in the deciduous dentition (2 on each side, upper and lower), and usually 12 in the permanent dentition (3 on each side, upper and lower). They are the grinding teeth, having large… …   Medical dictionary