- cuspid
- noun Etymology: bicuspid Date: 1841 canine 1
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Cuspid — Cus pid (k[u^]s p[i^]d), n. [See {Cusp}.] (Anat.) One of the canine teeth; so called from having but one point or cusp on the crown. See {Tooth}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cuspid — (n.) 1743, from L. cuspis (gen. cuspidus) point, pointed end (see CUSP (Cf. cusp)). Of teeth, from 1878. Related: Cuspidate (adj.), attested from 1690s … Etymology dictionary
cuspid — [kus′pid] n. [L cuspis: see CUSP] a tooth with one cusp; canine tooth adj. CUSPIDATE … English World dictionary
cuspid — cus•pid [[t]ˈkʌs pɪd[/t]] n. den any of the four canine teeth in humans. Also called cuspid tooth • Etymology: 1735–45; < L cuspid , s. of cuspis point … From formal English to slang
cuspid — /kus pid/, n. (in humans) a tooth with a single projection point or elevation; canine. [1735 45; < L cuspid (s. of cuspis) point] * * * … Universalium
cuspid — noun a tooth with a single cusp or point; a canine tooth. Derivatives cuspidate adjective Origin C18: from L. cuspis, cuspid point or apex … English new terms dictionary
cuspid — /ˈkʌspəd / (say kuspuhd) noun a tooth with a single projection point or elevation; a canine tooth (cuspid is preferred for a human canine tooth). {Latin cuspis point} …
cuspid — noun A tooth with a single cusp; a canine. Syn: canine tooth, eyetooth, dogtooth … Wiktionary
cuspid — 1. Having but one cusp. SYN: cuspidate. 2. SYN: canine tooth. [L. cuspis, point] * * * cus·pid kəs pəd n a canine tooth * * * cus·pid (kusґpid) 1. having one cusp or point. 2. canine tooth … Medical dictionary
cuspid — Synonyms and related words: baby tooth, bicuspid, bucktooth, canine, crown, cutter, deciduous tooth, dent, denticle, denticulation, dentil, dentition, dogtooth, eyetooth, fang, fore tooth, gagtooth, gang tooth, gold tooth, grinder, incisor, milk… … Moby Thesaurus
