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incisor collapse: a tooth for cutting or gnawing; located in the front of the mouth in both jaws

tusk collapse: a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog; remove the tusks of animals; "tusk an elephant"

molar collapse: grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars; containing one mole of a substance; "molar weight"; designating a solution containing one mole of solute per liter of solution; of or pertaining to the grinding teeth in the back of a mammal's mouth; "molar teeth"

bicuspid collapse: having two cusps or points (especially a molar tooth); "bicuspid teeth"; "bicuspid leaves"

cutter collapse: a cutting implement; a tool for cutting; a sailing vessel with a single mast set further back than the mast of a sloop; someone whose work is cutting (as e.g. cutting cloth for garments); someone who carves the meat

fang collapse: hollow or grooved tooth of a venomous snake; used to inject its poison; canine tooth of a carnivorous animal; used to seize and tear its prey; a Bantu language spoken in Cameroon

canine collapse: any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles; one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars; of or relating to or characteristic of members of the family Canidae; of or relating to a pointed conical tooth

dent collapse: an impression in a surface (as made by a blow); an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening); "it made a dent in my bank account"

ferociously collapse: in a physically fierce manner; "silence broken by dogs barking ferociously"; "they fought fiercely"

manfully collapse: in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man; "having said her say Peggy manfully shouldered her burden and prepared to break up yet another home"

snag collapse: a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest; "a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds"; a sharp protuberance; hew jaggedly; catch on a snag; "I snagged my stocking"; get by acting quickly and smartly; "snag a bargain"

tooth collapse: a means of enforcement; "the treaty had no teeth in it"; toothlike structure in invertebrates found in the mouth or alimentary canal or on a shell; something resembling the tooth of an animal; one of a number of uniform projections on a gear; hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense

laboriously collapse: in a laborious manner; "their lives were spent in committee making decisions for others to execute on the basis of data laboriously gathered for them"

strenuously collapse: in a strenuous manner; strongly or vigorously; "he objected strenuously to the stand his party was taking"

industriously collapse: in an industrious manner; "they hoed up weeds industriously all morning"

staunchly collapse: in a staunch manner; "he staunchly defended his principles"

decidedly collapse: without question and beyond doubt; "it was decidedly too expensive"; "she told him off in spades"; "by all odds they should win"

heart and soul collapse: with complete faith; "she was with him heart and soul"

resolutely collapse: showing firm determination or purpose; "she resolutely refused to look at him or speak to him"; "he entered the building resolutely"

seriously collapse: in a serious manner; "talking earnestly with his son"; "she started studying snakes in earnest"; "a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce"

cold cream collapse: a cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening and cleaning the skin

persistently collapse: with persistence; in a persistent manner; "he was asking questions, unavoidable questions, persistently..."

transfix collapse: pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer"

sprocket collapse: thin wheel with teeth that engage with a chain; roller that has teeth on the rims to pull film or paper through

ratchet collapse: mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction; move by degrees in one direction only; "a ratcheting lopping tool"

putrefaction collapse: a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor

momentarily collapse: at any moment; "she will be with you momently"; for an instant or moment; "we paused momentarily before proceeding"; "a cardinal perched momently on the dogwood branch"

immobilize collapse: cause to be unable to move; "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic"; convert (assets) into fixed capital; make defenseless; hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital

peg collapse: a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface; a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing; regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument; a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg; small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.; stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations; "The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar"; fasten or secure with a wooden pin; "peg a tent"; pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into

harpoon collapse: a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it; spear with a harpoon; "harpoon whales"

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