- dentures
- dentureswas originally a genteelism (first recorded in 1874) for false teeth, but is now standard in more formal use.
Modern English usage. 2014.
dentures
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Dentures — Intervention MeSH D003778 … Wikipedia
dentures — [n] false teeth artificial teeth, bridge, choppers*, dental plate, implants, partial, set of teeth; concept 393 … New thesaurus
dentures — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ ill fitting ▪ partial … OF DENTURES ▪ set ▪ a new set of dentures VERB + DENTURES … Collocations dictionary
dentures — [[t]de̱ntʃə(r)z[/t]] N PLURAL (The form denture is used as a modifier.) Dentures are artificial teeth worn by people who no longer have all their own teeth. Syn: false teeth … English dictionary
dentures — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. false teeth, *choppers, partial … English dictionary for students
dentures — den|tures [ˈdentʃəz US ərz] n [plural] a set of artificial teeth worn by someone who does not have their own teeth any longer = ↑false teeth … Dictionary of contemporary English
dentures — den|tures [ dentʃərz ] noun plural artificial teeth worn by people who do not have their own teeth … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dentures — den·ture || dentʃə n. artificial tooth … English contemporary dictionary
dentures — noun (plural) a set of artificial teeth worn by someone who does not have their own teeth any more; false teeth … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
dentures — UK [ˈdentʃə(r)z] / US [ˈdentʃərz] noun [plural] artificial teeth worn by people who do not have their own teeth … English dictionary
