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Dentist vs Teeth - What's the difference?

dentist | teeth |

As nouns the difference between dentist and teeth

is that dentist is a medical doctor who specializes in dentistry while teeth is .

dentist

English

(dentistry)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A medical doctor who specializes in dentistry.

    • Related terms

    * dental * denture

    See also

    * orthodontics * toothpuller

    Anagrams

    * stinted ----

    teeth

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • (plural only) The ability to be enforced, or to be enforced to any useful effect.

    • Synonyms

    * (plural of "tooth") chompers, pearly whites * (ability to be enforced) enforceability

    Derived terms

    * arm to the teeth * by the skin of one's teeth * cut one's teeth * get one's teeth into / sink one's teeth into * give one's eye-teeth * gnash one's teeth * grit one's teeth * in the teeth of * lie through one's teeth * set one's teeth on edge

    See also

    * toothless English irregular plurals