WISDOM TOOTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wisdom tooth mean? 

• WISDOM TOOTH (noun)
  The noun WISDOM TOOTH has 1 sense:

1. 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)

  Familiarity information: WISDOM TOOTH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WISDOM TOOTH (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)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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

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

 Context examples 

The tissues of the oral cavity include the lips, the lining inside the cheeks and lips, the front two thirds of the tongue, the upper and lower gums, the floor of the mouth under the tongue, the bony roof of the mouth, and the small area behind the wisdom teeth.

(Oral cavity cancer, NCI Dictionary)

It includes the lips, the lining inside the cheeks and lips, the front two thirds of the tongue, the upper and lower gums, the floor of the mouth under the tongue, the bony roof of the mouth, and the small area behind the wisdom teeth.

(Oral cavity, NCI Dictionary)