dental

dental is a 6-letter English word with 7 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 9 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery.
2. adjective. Formed by the aid of the teeth; -- said of certain articulations and the letters representing them; as, d t are dental letters.
3. adjective. An articulation or letter formed by the aid of the teeth.
4. adjective. A marine mollusk of the genus Dentalium, with a curved conical shell resembling a tooth. See Dentalium.
5. noun. a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge

   Synonyms: alveolar

6. adjective. of or relating to the teeth

   "dental floss"

7. adjective. of or relating to dentistry

   "dental student"

Synonyms

alveolar

Common word forms

dentals, dentally, dentalise, dentality, dentalize

Words from these letters

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