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dente — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fang noun A long, pointed tooth used for biting, tearing, or injecting venom.
  • prong noun A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool.
  • sprocket noun A toothed wheel that meshes with a chain or perforated belt to drive it.
  • tine noun A pointed prong, such as one of the points of a fork or a comb tooth.
  • tooth noun A hard structure in the mouth used for biting and chewing.

Senses

dente is used for these senses in English:

  • fang A long, pointed canine tooth used for biting and tearing flesh.
  • prong A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool. A tine.
  • sprocket (usually, in the plural) The tooth of such a wheel.
  • tine A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb.

prong — full definition

  1. noun A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool.
  2. noun A branch; a fork.
  3. noun A fork (agricultural tool).

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