toothlike

Resembling a fang

Toothlike means resembling a tooth in shape or arrangement—pointed, projecting, or set in a row: toothlike ridges along the leaf margin, the toothlike projections of a gear.

The word appears in technical descriptions of plants, machinery, and anatomy.

pointed

fang

Pointed predator tooth

  • tuskExtended external tooth
  • prongPointed projecting part
  • spikeSharp rise or point

serrated · jagged · notched · sawtooth · crenulated · barb · cusp · denticle · projection · protrusion

dental

molar

Rear crushing tooth

enamel · crown · root · gum · denture · implant · orthodontic · braces · filling · cavity

mechanical

gear

Toothed wheel or belongings

saw · zipper · blade · serration · pawl · rack · pinion · tine · notch · edge

anatomical

claw

Curved animal nail

  • talonRaptor's curved nail
  • beakHorny avian mouthpart
  • hornPointed animal headgear

spine · quill · pincer · mandible · radula · baleen · tentacle · proboscis · appendage · ovipositor

Opposites
shape/edge quality

toothlikesmooth

Without roughness or difficulty

rounded · toothless · even · flat · blunt

structural presence

toothliketoothless

Having no teeth

unarmed · bare · plain

Family

like, tooth, teeth, toothed, toothless, teething, toothy, toothsome, teethed

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G