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- [in-sahy-zer]
- /ɪnˈsaɪ zər/
- /ɪnˈsaɪ.zər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in-sahy-zer]
- /ɪnˈsaɪ zər/
Definitions of incisor word
- noun incisor any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing. 1
- noun incisor A narrow-edged tooth at the front of the mouth, adapted for cutting. In humans there are four incisors in each jaw. 1
- noun incisor front tooth 1
- countable noun incisor Your incisors are the teeth at the front of your mouth which you use for biting into food. 0
- noun incisor a chisel-edged tooth at the front of the mouth. In man there are four in each jaw 0
- noun incisor a cutting tooth; any of the front teeth between the canines in either jaw: in humans there are eight incisors 0
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Origin of incisor
First appearance:
before 1665 One of the 47% oldest English words
1665-75; < New Latin: literally, cutter, equivalent to Latin incīd(ere) to incise + -tor -tor, with -dt- > -s-
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Parts of speech for Incisor
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incisor popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
incisor usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for incisor
noun incisor
- ivory — the hard white substance, a variety of dentin, composing the main part of the tusks of the elephant, walrus, etc.
- tush — tushie.
- canine — Canine means relating to dogs.
- tooth — (in most vertebrates) one of the hard bodies or processes usually attached in a row to each jaw, serving for the prehension and mastication of food, as weapons of attack or defense, etc., and in mammals typically composed chiefly of dentin surrounding a sensitive pulp and covered on the crown with enamel.
- fang — one of the long, sharp, hollow or grooved teeth of a venomous snake by which poison is injected.
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