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toothpick

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tooth·pick  (tthpk)
n.
A small piece of wood or other material for removing food particles from between the teeth.

toothpick [ˈtuːθˌpɪk]
n
1. a small sharp sliver of wood, plastic, etc., used for extracting pieces of food from between the teeth
2. (Engineering / Tools) a slang word for bowie knife
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.toothpicktoothpick - pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic; used to pick food from between the teeth
pick - a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material; "he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks"
strip - thin piece of wood or metal
Translations
toothpick [ˈtuːθpɪk] Npalillo m (de dientes)

toothpick [ˈtuːθpɪk] ncure-dent m
tooth rot ncarie f dentaire
tooth socket nalvéole m or f dentaire

toothpick [ˈtuːθˌpɪk] nstuzzicadenti m inv
toothpick [ˈtuːθˌpɪk] nstuzzicadenti m inv

toothpick عود الأسنان zubní párátko tandstikker Zahnstocher οδοντογλυφίδα mondadientes, palillo hammastikku cure-dent čačkalica stuzzicadenti つま楊枝 이쑤시개 tandenstoker tannpirker wykałaczka palito de dente, palito dos dentes зубочистка tandpetare ไม้จิ้มฟัน kürdan cái tăm 牙签


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There was another old woman watching by the bed; the parish apothecary's apprentice was standing by the fire, making a toothpick out of a quill.
This, in combination with the lifting of her darkly defined eyebrows over her toothpick by the breadth of a line, suggested to her husband that he would do well to look round the shop among the customers, for any new customer who had dropped in while he stepped over the way.
When we drove up to the Blue Boar after a drizzly ride, whom should I see come out under the gateway, toothpick in hand, to look at the coach, but Bentley Drummle!
 
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