denture
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5.5
- noun
- /ˈdɛntʃər/
:
dentadura postiza
- We had ordered a set of dentures to allow you to eat and above all, to speak normally.
And he held out a pair of white dentures, casts white casks.
- And he held out a pair of white dentures, casts white casks.
- We always had lamb roasts and my grandma's dentures are how you say loose.
- Like my grandparents have dentures and it like it trips me out because like at night they just and then they put it in a jar.
- Like the dentures like damn, oh, here you go.
- So I got, I'm going to say a, a gourd tuber with dentures gourd to make it talk.
Examples
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Now, they would've given you the normal dentures if you just asked.
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Surprised that Satomi Shunta would wash her dentures for her, Tomi felt her heart fill with gratitude.
Fiction book (1996) -
I found, surprisingly, that denture problems for wind players are not very common.
Academic text (2001) -
She even took her dentures out.
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Despite his children's embarrassment, he refuses to wear the dentures they have bought for him.
Fiction book (1990) -
It is advised to remove your dentures or false teeth before the movie begins.
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For decades, dental implants have offered an alternative to dentures and dental bridges, giving people replacement teeth that look natural.
Academic text (2000) -
I stared at my grandmother's tired face, at her collapsed mouth without dentures, the creased surface of her skin.
Fiction book (1990) -
"Finest set of dentures I ever did see," Hettie Millward said, following Eleanor's gaze.
Fiction book (1998) -
He struggles to eat meat because he often forgets to put in his denture.
Synonyms
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7.9
A removable set of false teeth that fits in the mouth
6
2.3
Removable fake teeth that people wear in their mouths
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5.6
A removable set of false teeth that fits in the mouth
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3.0
A device used to fix damaged teeth and replace missing teeth, like braces or dentures
Compounds
How Permanent
Surface Forms
Morphology
denture = dent + ure
The word is historically built on the classical root dent- 'tooth' plus a learned noun-forming suffix, but that structure is not transparent to an average learner and does not straightforwardly yield 'removable dental appliance'.
Etymology
Denture comes from the old Latin root dent- which means 'tooth', and you can see the same root in dentist and dental. So denture points to 'teeth' and today it means a set of false teeth that replace missing ones.