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The baby gave a toothless smile.
What does Toothless mean?
having no teeth or little power.
Dictionary definition
Toothless describes a person, animal, or mouth that has no teeth, or a rule that has little power to make change.
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Toothless in a sentence
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Some animals are toothless and use other body parts to eat.
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The article called the rule toothless because it had no clear way to make people follow it.
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What does toothless mean?
Toothless can literally mean without teeth or figuratively mean weak.
Practice 2
Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to toothless?
Without teeth is close to the literal meaning of toothless.
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Which word or phrase is a useful contrast for toothless?
Toothed contrasts with toothless.
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WordToothless.
Partadjective.
MeaningToothless means having no teeth or little power.
ExampleExample: The baby gave a toothless smile.
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- Syllables
- tooth · lus
- Strongest beat
- tooth
- Ending
- lus
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on tooth.
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Synonyms
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Antonyms
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toothedHaving teeth.
powerfulStrong or able to have an effect.
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Toothless word family
Base word
toothless
adjective
toothless
Having no teeth or little power.
noun
tooth
One hard part in the mouth used for biting or chewing.
noun
teeth
More than one tooth.
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