rotten tooth

collocation in English

meaningsofrottenandtooth

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rotten
adjective
uk
/ˈrɒt.ən/us
/ˈrɑː.tən/
decayed:
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tooth
noun
uk
/tuːθ/us
/tuːθ/
one of the hard, white objects in the mouth that are used for biting and chewing (= ...
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(Definition ofrottenandtoothfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Here, half a century ago, nationalism was ripped out of a remarkably obstinate population like arottentooth.
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They survive, and therottentoothis plugged instead of being drawn.
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It is arottentooththat aches.
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Twig comes across this creature in the forest, and, seeing that the bear has arottentooth, pulls the tooth out.
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We are a nation with a high proportion of rotten teeth.
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Other unhealthy results of smoking included blackened smokers' lungs and rotten teeth.
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Getting to the truth about the project has been slow and painful, but one by one, like rotten teeth, the facts are beginning to be extracted.
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I thought he was looking a gift horse in the mouth too closely, and that he found nothing but rotten teeth inside.
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Jewels cover the mouth of the relics rotten teeth.
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He is also said to have blazing red eyes and rotten teeth.
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He said of the former coal mining town that residents have rotten teeth, spend too much time drinking and need a bath.
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Passengers with scurvy experienced symptoms such as rotten teeth, which would fall out; bleeding gums, and stinking breath.
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