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toothpick

tooth·pick
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tooth-pik]
    • /ˈtuθˌpɪk/
    • /ˈtuːθ.pɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tooth-pik]
    • /ˈtuθˌpɪk/

Definitions of toothpick word

  • noun toothpick a small pointed piece of wood, plastic, etc., for removing substances, especially food particles, from between the teeth. 1
  • noun toothpick small stick for cleaning teeth 1
  • countable noun toothpick A toothpick is a small stick which you use to remove food from between your teeth. 0
  • noun toothpick a small sharp sliver of wood, plastic, etc, used for extracting pieces of food from between the teeth 0
  • noun toothpick a very small, pointed stick for getting bits of food free from between the teeth 0

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Origin of toothpick

First appearance:

before 1480
One of the 25% oldest English words
First recorded in 1480-90; tooth + pick2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Toothpick

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

toothpick popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

toothpick usage trend in Literature

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