toothpaste
- noun
- /ˈtuːθpeɪst/
- An uncapped toothpaste tube lay on the bar with some toothpaste drooling out.
- a tube of toothpaste
- squeeze the toothpaste
- soap and toothpaste
It is shocking how much longer my toothpaste lasts in this.
- It is shocking how much longer my toothpaste lasts in this.
- It has the toothbrush, it has toothpaste now mouthwash.
- I think unless you're swallowing the toothpaste, no.
- Well, people still got to buy toothpaste all by staples like Walmart.
- And then I will take my toothbrush, toothpaste and I'll brush my teeth.
- And you press this little lever down here and the toothpaste comes out.
- So for example, I have a full size hair brush in here, I have toothpaste, deodorant.
- They had a good tasting toothpaste and I ate some.
- Yeah, it might just be a toothpaste, but also that.
- And so, you know, in our water, in our toothpaste, promoting it to kids.
Examples
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This is the best, the best whitening toothpaste I've ever used.
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Can I borrow some of the toothpaste?
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If you want to buy high end toothpaste, you do you.
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I do not think that toothpaste could change my life, but it did.
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I used a little toothpaste on it.
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I have toothpaste in my mouth.
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Most children identified the labels as either categories (toothpaste) or functions (to clean teeth).
Academic text (1999) -
They had a good tasting toothpaste and I ate some.
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I squeezed some toothpaste onto my toothbrush before brushing my teeth.
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After brushing, I noticed a little toothpaste was left on my lips.
Synonyms
A paste or powder used to clean the teeth
A powder used to clean teeth instead of toothpaste
A powder used to clean teeth instead of toothpaste
Idioms
Try to make things the way they were after they changed
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Morphology
Etymology
Toothpaste is easy to remember: it is simply tooth + paste, and paste means 'a soft mix' like dough or cream. So, toothpaste is literally the soft mix you put on a toothbrush to clean and polish your teeth.