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toothpastes

/ˈtuθpeɪsts/

Meanings
noun
A paste, normally used with a toothbrush, for cleaning the teeth.

Examples :

"The store had a wide selection of toothpastes, including whitening and fluoride options. "
medicine substance item body

Related Words

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including verb

/ɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/

To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.

"I will purchase the vacation package if you will include car rental."

Illustration fluoride

fluoride noun

/ˈflɔːɹaɪd/ /ˈflɔɹaɪd/

Any salt of hydrofluoric acid; for example, potassium fluoride.

"Example Sentence: "My dentist recommended toothpaste with fluoride to help strengthen my teeth and prevent cavities." "

Illustration paste

paste noun

/peɪst/

A soft moist mixture, in particular:

"The cook spread a thick paste of tomato sauce on the pizza crust. "

Illustration selection

selection noun

/səˈlɛkʃən/

A process by which heritable traits conferring survival and reproductive advantage to individuals, or related individuals, tend to be passed on to succeeding generations and become more frequent in a population, whereas other less favourable traits tend to become eliminated; the differential survival and reproduction of phenotypes.

"The selection process for the school's scholarship program favored students with high academic achievement. "

Illustration store

store noun

/stɔː/ /stɔɹ/

A place where items may be accumulated or routinely kept.

"This building used to be a store for old tires."

Illustration used

used verb

/juːzd/

To utilize or employ.

"The student used a calculator to solve the math problem. "

Illustration teeth

teeth noun

/tiːθ/

The ability to be enforced, or to be enforced to any useful effect.

"The new rules about homework have teeth; parents are actually following them now. "

Illustration options

options noun

/ˈɒpʃənz/ /ˈɑːpʃənz/

One of a set of choices that can be made.

"The restaurant menu gave us several options for dinner. "

Illustration toothbrush

toothbrush noun

/ˈtuːθbɹʌʃ/

A brush, used with toothpaste, for cleaning the teeth.

"I use my toothbrush and toothpaste every morning to clean my teeth. "

Illustration cleaning

cleaning verb

/ˈkliːnɪŋ/

To remove dirt from a place or object.

"Can you clean the windows today?"

Illustration normally

normally adverb

/ˈnɔːrməli/ /ˈnɔrməli/

Under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time

"My brother normally gets up early for school. "

Illustration whitening

whitening verb

/ˈhwaɪtnɪŋ/

(To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.

"Age had whitened his hair."