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

  1. Canine as an adjective:

    Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.

  2. Canine as an adjective:

    Dog-like.

  3. Canine as an adjective (anatomy):

    Of or pertaining to mammalian teeth which are cuspids or fangs.

  4. Canine as an adjective (medicine, obsolete):

    Of an appetite: depraved or inordinate; used to describe eating disorders.

  1. Canine as a noun:

    Any member of Caninae, the only living subfamily of Canidae.

  2. 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.

  3. Canine as a noun:

    In heterodont mammals, the pointy tooth between the incisors and the premolars; a cuspid.

  4. Canine as a noun (poker slang):

    A king and a nine as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em due to phonetic similarity.

  1. Tooth as a noun:

    A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.

  2. Tooth as a noun:

    A sharp projection on the blade of a saw or similar implement.

  3. 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.

  4. Tooth as a noun (zoology):

    A projection or point in other parts of the body resembling the tooth of a vertebrate animal.

  5. Tooth as a noun (botany):

    A pointed projection from the margin of a leaf.

  6. Tooth as a noun (animation):

    The rough surface of some kinds of cel or other films that allows better adhesion of artwork.

  7. Tooth as a noun (figurative):

    liking, fondness, appetite, taste, palate (compare toothsome)

    Examples:

    "I have a sweet tooth: I love sugary treats."

  8. 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.

  1. Tooth as a verb:

    To provide or furnish with teeth.

  2. Tooth as a verb:

    To indent; to jag.

    Examples:

    "to tooth a saw"

  3. Tooth as a verb:

    To lock into each other, like gear wheels.