teeth

noun
/ˈtiːθ/

The ability to be enforced, or to be enforced to any useful effect.

Example

“The international community's sanctions against the regime had some teeth to them this time around.”

Related words

teethache
teethful
teethies
teethless
teethlike
teethly
teethmark
teethridge
teethy
arm to the teeth
bare one's teeth
Turkish teeth

Example sentences

“She sinks her teeth into a juicy red apple.”
Tatoeba · hecko · CC0
“If you don't have any teeth, your palate will suffer.”
Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0
“The wolf may lose his teeth, but never his nature.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Old English "tēþ".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “teeth” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.