WISDOM TOOTH

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of the last 4 teeth on each side of the upper and lower jaw; the last of the permanent teeth to erupt (between ages 16 and 21)

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("wisdom tooth" is a kind of...):

grinder; molar (grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars)

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