back tooth
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2.2
- noun
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molar
- When I went to the dentist, he told me that one of my back teeth had a cavity.
- a filling in a back tooth
- grind her back teeth
- surface of the back teeth
Examples
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I lost a filling in one of my back teeth.
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His back teeth were perfectly healthy and white.
Fiction book (1997) -
A pair of her back teeth were missing.
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My back teeth are floating.
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Then she showed him how to brush them correctly - up and down, being sure not to miss the back teeth.
Fiction book (1998) -
Was Arlette missing a couple of back teeth?
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My back teeth begin to ache again.
Fiction book (1994) -
He had a lot of fillings in his back teeth.
Fiction book (1994) -
I stand behind that counter all day long... smilin' till my back teeth ache.
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Walter Demming felt his back teeth clenching tightly.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
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2.5
A large flat tooth at the back of the mouth for grinding food
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3.2
A back tooth that usually appears in the late teens or early adult years
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7.4
A tooth with two small points between the front teeth and molars
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4.0
A tooth between the pointed front teeth and back teeth that helps grind food
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2.8
A large back tooth with a wide top that helps chew food
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6.8
A tooth at the back of the mouth like a molar
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a tooth located toward the back of the mouth' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'back' (rear) with 'tooth' (a chewing/biting structure); it is a straightforward adjective+noun description (e.g., molar or premolar). This compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows basic English modification rules, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Back tooth comes from joining back and tooth to name a tooth at the back of the mouth, the molars used for chewing. That's why it means 'a tooth located toward the back of the mouth'.