rubber boot [countable]

American English a tall boot made of rubber that keeps your feet and the lower part of your legs dry[= wellington boot British English]

pel‧i‧can [countable]

a large water bird that catches fish for food and stores them in a deep bag of skin under its beak

tooth plural teeth [countable]

1

in mouth

one of the hard white objects in your mouth that you use to bite and eat food:

Her smile revealed a row of white, even teeth.

Last time I went to the dentist I had to havetwo teeth out.

I think the baby must be cutting a tooth (=growing one).

The children ran out of the water, teeth chattering.

Carly spoke through clenched teeth (=with her teeth pushed together in anger).

He gritted his teeth (=pushed his teeth together with determination)and pulled on the rope again.

The dog sank its teeth into my leg.

➔ baby tooth

 ; ➔ canine tooth

 at canine2 (1), eye tooth (2),milk tooth, wisdom tooth, buck teeth, false teeth, gap-toothed

2

on a tool etc

one of the sharp or pointed parts that sticks out from the edge of a comb or saw

3

power

 have teeth

if a law or an organization has teeth, it has the power to force people to obey it:

We need an Environment Agency that really has teeth.

4

 fight tooth and nail

to try with a lot of effort or determination to do something:

We fought tooth and nail to get these plans accepted.

5

 get your teeth into something

informal to start to do something with a lot of energy and determination:

I can't wait to get my teeth into the new course.

6

 in the teeth of something

in spite of opposition or danger from something:

Permission for the development was granted in the teeth of opposition from local shopkeepers.

7

 set somebody's teeth on edge

if a sound or taste sets your teeth on edge, it gives you an uncomfortable feeling in your mouth:

a horrible scraping sound that set my teeth on edge

➔ armed to the teeth

 at armed (1)

 ➔ cut your teeth on something

 at cut1 (23)

 ➔ by the skin of your teeth

 at skin1(9)

 ➔ be a kick in the teeth

 at kick2 (5)

 ➔ lie through your teeth

 at lie2 (1)

 ➔ have a sweet tooth

 at sweet1 (7)

 ➔ take the bit between your teeth

 at bit2 (9)

trunk [countable]

1

tree

the thick central woody stem of a tree:

He left his bicycle leaning against a tree trunk.

trunk of

the trunk of an old oak tree

2

car

American English the part at the back of a car where you can put bags, tools etc [= boot British English]

Put your suitcase in the trunk.

3

elephant

the very long nose of an elephant

4

clothes

 trunks

also swim/swimming trunks [plural] a piece of clothing like very short trousers, worn by men for swimming

5

box

a very large box made of wood or metal, in which clothes, books etc are stored or packed for travel

6

body

technical the main part of your body, not including your head, arms, or legs

➔ suitcaseWORD FOCUS: tree 
parts of a tree: trunk, branch, leaf, blossom, roots, bark, twig
a large area of trees: forest, rainforest, jungle
a small area of trees: wood/woods, thicket British English, copseBritish English
types of tree: evergreen, deciduous, conifer, fruit tree, hardwood tree
wood from trees: timber, lumber, firewoodtree

➔ See also tree

Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.