Meaning & use
snag tooth
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Meanings
nouncountableinformal
A tooth that sticks out or leans, or is crooked or broken, and does not line up with the others.
Grammar: Plural is snag teeth.
Patterns
- have a snag tooth
The child grinned, showing a snag tooth at the front.
Her snag tooth gave her smile a lot of charm.
The dentist said the snag tooth could be straightened.
nouncountableinformalhumorous
A person with an uneven or crooked tooth, used as a nickname.
Grammar: Informal, and may be teasing: little snag tooth.
Grandpa called her snag tooth when she lost a tooth.
The cartoon dog was a lovable snag tooth.
Friends nicknamed him snag tooth in school.
Word forms
| plural | snag teeth |
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Common combinations
- a crooked snag tooth
- A crooked snag tooth poked out over his lip.
- a charming snag tooth
- Her charming snag tooth made her smile memorable.
- fix a snag tooth
- He saved up to fix his snag tooth.
- a snag tooth grin
- The boy had a snag tooth grin.
Synonyms and how they differ
- snaggletooth
- Snaggletooth is the fuller and more usual form of the same word.
- crooked tooth
- Crooked tooth is neutral and describes the shape without the nickname flavor.
- buck tooth
- A buck tooth sticks out forward, while a snag tooth can be uneven in any direction.
- fang
- Fang is a sharp, pointed tooth and does not suggest crookedness.
Opposites
Word family
- snaggletooth noun
- the longer form
- snaggletoothed adjective
- having uneven teeth
- snag noun
- a sharp point that sticks out
- tooth noun
- a hard white part inside the mouth
Commonly confused: snag tooth or snag?
snag tooth vs snag
A snag is a hidden problem or a rough point that catches things. A snag tooth is a crooked tooth.
Practice
The grandfather smiled, showing a ___ at the front of his mouth.
Choose one answer.
A snag tooth is a crooked tooth, which can be seen when smiling. A tooth fairy is a story character, not a tooth.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “snag tooth”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.