fang

Serpent's piercing tool

A fang is a long, pointed tooth.

Venomous snakes have hollow fangs that inject poison; dogs and wolves have fangs for tearing meat.

The word extends to fang-like things: the prongs of a fork, the root of a tooth.

Vampires sink their fangs into victims' necks.

The dog bared its fangs and growled.

predator

wolf

Wild pack canine

  • tigerLarge striped Asian feline
  • lionManed African feline
  • jaguarLarge American spotted cat

leopard · bear · carnivore · bite · hunt · pack · prey · snarl · attack · canine

anatomy

canine

Of or like dogs

  • toothCalcified jaw structure
  • incisorCutting tooth in front
  • jawBone holding teeth

mouth · pointed · sharp · curved · retractable · hollow · grooved · elongated · maxillary · dentition

vampire

bite

Pierce with teeth

gothic · coffin · stake · garlic · bat · crypt · puncture · neck · victim · eternal

venom

venomous

Producing injected toxins

rattlesnake · inject · poison · neurotoxin · antivenom · gland · striking · serpent · mamba · adder

mythical

dragon

Legendary fire-breathing reptile

cerberus · manticore · naga · wyvern · chimera · serpent · beast · creature · monster · legend

Categories
Opposites
tooth type/function

fangmolar

Rear crushing tooth

tusk · incisor · bicuspid · gum · wisdom tooth

threat/danger symbolism

fangtoothless

Having no teeth

gums · defanged · harmless · blunt · flat bill

Phrases
Family

fangs, fanged, defang, defanged, fangless, fanglike, defangs, defanging

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G