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toothed

Definitions of toothed
  1. adjective
    having teeth especially of a certain number or type; often used in combination
    “saw-toothed
    synonyms:
    buck-toothed
    having protruding upper front teeth
    cogged
    having cogs
    fine-tooth, fine-toothed
    having fine teeth set close together
    gap-toothed
    having widely spaced teeth
    saber-toothed, sabertoothed, sabre-toothed
    having teeth that resemble sabers
    small-toothed
    having small teeth
    toothlike
    resembling a tooth
    toothy
    having or showing prominent teeth
    tusked
    having tusks
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    antonyms:
    toothless
    lacking teeth
    edental, edentate, edentulate
    having few if any teeth
    edentulous
    having lost teeth
  2. adjective
    notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
    rough
    of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
  3. adjective
    having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed
    synonyms: erose, jagged, jaggy, notched
    rough
    of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
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