bucktooth

Thân thiện

The little boy smiled, revealing a single prominent bucktooth.

Definition

Noun: A large, prominent, and projecting front tooth, especially one of the upper incisors.

Usage

• Describing a physical feature: Used to refer to a single tooth that protrudes noticeably forward.
  • The cartoon character was easily recognizable by his single bucktooth.
• Often used in the plural form ("buckteeth"): Commonly describes a condition where both upper front teeth are prominent.
  • As a child, she wore braces to correct her buckteeth.

Advanced Usage

• Informal and sometimes derogatory: The term is casual and can be considered impolite or mocking when used to describe a person. More clinical terms are "protruding teeth" or "overjet."
  • He was teased in school for his buckteeth.

Variants and Related Words

• Bucktoothed (adjective): Having buckteeth.
  • The bucktoothed rabbit is a common character in fables.

Synonyms

• Protruding tooth
• Prominent front tooth

Antonyms

• Even teeth
• Aligned teeth

Học thuật

Noun

1. a large projecting front tooth