Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small piece of wood or other material for removing food particles from between the teeth.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An implement, as a sharpened quill or a small pointed piece of wood, for cleaning the teeth of substances lodged between them.
- noun A bowie-knife.
- noun An umbelliferous plant, Ammi Visnaga, of the Mediterranean region: so named from the use made of the rays of the main umbel, which harden after flowering. Also called
toothpick bishop's-weed , and Spanish toothpick. - Shaped like a toothpick: specifically noting hoots and shoes having narrow, pointed toes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A pointed instrument for clearing the teeth of substances lodged between them.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A small, usually
wooden stick , oftenpointed at both ends, for removingfood residue from the area between theteeth .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic; used to pick food from between the teeth
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Examples
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As a guy who has trouble whittling a toothpick from a willow stick, I was wowed by the process.
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Bake just until the tops feel firm and are lightly browned and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 22 minutes (If you put chocolate on yours, insert the toothpick from the side diagonally toward the center).
Mr. Goodbar Cupcakes 2008
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Bake just until the tops feel firm and are lightly browned and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 22 minutes (If you put chocolate on yours, insert the toothpick from the side diagonally toward the center).
Archive 2008-10-01 2008
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A toothpick is the object most often choked on by Americans!
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We often focus on outer details like the beard, the veil or niqāb, the miswāk (a kind of long toothpick from a root that Islam’s prophet used), the long white tunic, etc.
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We often focus on outer details like the beard, the veil or niqāb, the miswāk (a kind of long toothpick from a root that Islam’s prophet used), the long white tunic, etc.
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We often focus on outer details like the beard, the veil or niqāb, the miswāk (a kind of long toothpick from a root that Islam’s prophet used), the long white tunic, etc.
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We often focus on outer details like the beard, the veil or niqāb, the miswāk (a kind of long toothpick from a root that Islam’s prophet used), the long white tunic, etc.
Islam 2009
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Barka’id the toothpick is described as a beautiful girl.
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They were complying with the new ethics law, and there ` s an exemption that ` s, you know, known as the toothpick exemption where you can only serve finger food.
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