Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun permanent_tooth

1 sense of permanent tooth

Sense 1
permanent tooth, adult tooth -- (any of the 32 teeth that replace the deciduous teeth of early childhood and (with luck) can last until old age)
       => tooth -- (hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense)