toothpaste

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈtuθpeɪst/ UK /ˈtuːθpeɪst/ See IPA manual

noun verb Freq #11641

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noun
A soft substance used with a toothbrush to clean the teeth.

She squeezed some fluoride toothpaste onto her brush.

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1 noun · a soft substance used with... dentifrice

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Forms toothpastes

Etymology

From tooth + paste. Compare Saterland Frisian Tuskepasta (“toothpaste”), West Frisian toskpoetserguod (“toothpaste”), Dutch tandpasta (“toothpaste”), German Zahnpasta, Zahnpaste (“toothpaste”), Danish tandpasta (“toothpaste”), Swedish tandpasta (“toothpaste”), Icelandic tannkrem (“toothpaste”).

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Describing Qualities

# toothpaste

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** ˈtuθpeɪst
**IPA (UK):** ˈtuːθpeɪst
**Frequency rank:** 11641

## Meanings
1. A soft substance used with a toothbrush to clean the teeth.

## Examples
- She squeezed some fluoride toothpaste onto her brush.

## Etymology
From tooth + paste. Compare Saterland Frisian Tuskepasta (“toothpaste”), West Frisian toskpoetserguod (“toothpaste”), Dutch tandpasta (“toothpaste”), German Zahnpasta, Zahnpaste (“toothpaste”), Danish tandpasta (“toothpaste”), Swedish tandpasta (“toothpaste”), Icelandic tannkrem (“toothpaste”).

## AI Etymology
Toothpaste is from tooth + paste. Compare Saterland Frisian Tuskepasta (“toothpaste”), West Frisian toskpoetserguod (“toothpaste”), Dutch tandpasta (“toothpaste”), German Zahnpasta, Zahnpaste (“toothpaste”), Danish tandpasta (“toothpaste”), Swedish tandpasta (“toothpaste”), Icelandic tannkrem (“toothpaste”). In present-day use, it can mean a soft substance used with a toothbrush to clean the teeth.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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