Tooth vs Censurable - What's the difference?
tooth | censurable |
A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
A sharp projection on the blade of a saw or similar implement.
A projection on the edge of a gear that meshes with similar projections on adjacent gears, or on the circumference of a cog that engages with a chain.
(botany) A pointed projection from the margin of a leaf.
(animation) The rough surface of some kinds of cel or other films that allow better adhesion of artwork.
(figurative) taste; palate
* Dryden
Deserving of censure; blameworthy.
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, passage= ... and well considered, me thinks this is one of the most censurable parts of this licentiousnesse, in regard it laboureth to taint the whole body of conversation, as it corrupteth the nature of words, which are the Publique Faith , whereupon all innocent discourse must needs trust it selfe, so that this perversion seemeth a publick impediment to the commerce of all vertuous communication ...
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As a noun tooth
is a hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.As a verb tooth
is to provide or furnish with teeth.As an adjective censurable is
deserving of censure; blameworthy.tooth
English
(wikipedia tooth)Noun
(teeth)- I have a sweet tooth : I love sugary treats.
- These are not dishes for thy dainty tooth .