Dictionary Definition
toothed adj
1 having teeth especially of a certain number or
type; often used in combination; "saw-toothed" [ant: toothless]
2 notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward
the apex [syn: serrate,
serrated, saw-toothed,
notched]
3 having an irregularly notched or toothed margin
as though gnawed [syn: erose, jagged, jaggy, notched]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Adjective
- Having teeth.
- The sperm whale is a toothed whale.
- Having projections resembling teeth.
- The sharp toothed cog tore his shirt when he brushed against it while installing it.
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
acanthoid, acanthous, acicular, acuate, aculeate, aculeiform, acuminate, acute, barbed, battlemented, bicuspid, chopped, clawed, cornuted, crenate, crenated, crenellated, crenulate, cusped, cuspidate, dental, dentate, dentated, dentiform, dentoid, digital, digitate, digitated, embrasured, erose, fanged, fingered, gashed, hispid, horned, horny, incised, indented, jagged, jaggy, jawed, lacerate, lacerated, molar, mucronate, needle-pointed,
needle-sharp, nicked,
notched, odontoid, pointed, prehensile, pronged, raptorial, saw-toothed,
sawlike, scalloped, scored, serrate, serrated, serrulated, sharp-pointed,
snaggle-toothed, snaggled, spiculate, spiked, spiky, spined, spinous, spiny, taloned, tapered, tapering, tined, toothlike, toothy, tusked, unbated