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toothpaste

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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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Noun

toothpaste (countable and uncountable, plural toothpastes)

  1. A paste, normally used with a toothbrush, for cleaning the teeth.
    fluoride toothpaste
    whitening toothpaste
    tube of toothpaste
    squeeze toothpaste
    She squeezed a bit of toothpaste onto her brush.
    The dentist recommended a fluoride toothpaste.
    The child chose a strawberry-flavored toothpaste.

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Verb

toothpaste (third-person singular simple present toothpastes, present participle toothpasting, simple past and past participle toothpasted)

  1. To cover, or smear, with toothpaste.
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