(idiomatic) compensation for injury caused by a person, in the form of inflicting of an identical injury on that person.

(anatomy) A socket in the jaw in which the roots of teeth are held in the alveolar process with the periodontal ligament.

milk tooth

milk tooth

(Britain, chiefly figuratively, sometimes proscribed) A comb with finely spaced teeth, chiefly as a metaphorical means of making a thorough search.

(rare) To use a toothcomb on (something). / (figuratively) To search (something) thoroughly.

(zoology) A comb-like dental structure found in the lower jaws of certain primates consisting of long, flat front teeth with microscopic grooves, which are used for grooming fur.

plural of tooter

plural of toothcomb

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of toothcomb