The difference between Canine and Tooth
When used as nouns, canine means any member of caninae, the only living subfamily of canidae, whereas tooth means a hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
Canine is also adjective with the meaning: of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.
Tooth is also verb with the meaning: to provide or furnish with teeth.
check bellow for the other definitions of Canine and Tooth
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Canine as an adjective:
Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.
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Canine as an adjective:
Dog-like.
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Canine as an adjective (anatomy):
Of or pertaining to mammalian teeth which are cuspids or fangs.
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Canine as an adjective (medicine, obsolete):
Of an appetite: depraved or inordinate; used to describe eating disorders.
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Canine as a noun:
Any member of Caninae, the only living subfamily of Canidae.
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Canine as a noun (formal):
Any of certain extant canids regarded as similar to the dog or wolf (including coyotes, jackals, etc.) but distinguished from the vulpines, which are regarded as fox-like.
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Canine as a noun:
In heterodont mammals, the pointy tooth between the incisors and the premolars; a cuspid.
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Canine as a noun (poker slang):
A king and a nine as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em due to phonetic similarity.
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Tooth as a noun:
A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
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Tooth as a noun:
A sharp projection on the blade of a saw or similar implement.
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Tooth as a noun:
A projection on the edge of a gear that meshes with similar projections on adjacent gears, or on the circumference of a cog that engages with a chain.
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Tooth as a noun (zoology):
A projection or point in other parts of the body resembling the tooth of a vertebrate animal.
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Tooth as a noun (botany):
A pointed projection from the margin of a leaf.
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Tooth as a noun (animation):
The rough surface of some kinds of cel or other films that allows better adhesion of artwork.
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Tooth as a noun (figurative):
liking, fondness, appetite, taste, palate (compare toothsome)
Examples:
"I have a sweet tooth: I love sugary treats."
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Tooth as a noun (algebraic geometry):
An irreducible component of a comb that intersects the handle in exactly one point, that point being distinct from the unique point of intersection for any other tooth of the comb.
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Tooth as a verb:
To provide or furnish with teeth.
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Tooth as a verb:
To indent; to jag.
Examples:
"to tooth a saw"
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Tooth as a verb:
To lock into each other, like gear wheels.