dent / dont
tooth
Latin · dens, dentis
Dent words come from the Latin word for tooth. They name teeth and dental care, and also things with tooth-like notches, such as an indented line or a trident.
Memory trick
Dent is in dentist, the person who looks after your teeth.
Words from this root
- dent (dent) — a tooth-like notch or small hollowगड्ढा, पिचकन
- dental (dent + al) — of teethदाँतों संबंधी
- dentist (dent + ist) — a doctor of teethदंत चिकित्सक
- dentistry (dentist + ry) — the care of teethदंत चिकित्सा
- denture (dent + ure) — a set of false teethनकली दाँतों का सेट
- dentin (dent + in) — the hard tissue inside a toothदाँत की भीतरी कठोर परत
- dentate (dent + ate) — having tooth-like edgesदाँतेदार किनारों वाला
- indent (in + dent) — to set a line in from the marginहाशिये से अंदर लिखना
- indentation (indent + ation) — a notch or inset spaceखाँचा, अंदर की ओर जगह
- indenture (in + dent + ure) — a contract with duties, once toothedअनुबंध, बँधुआ करार
- trident (tri + dent) — a three-pronged spearत्रिशूल
- interdental (inter + dent + al) — between the teethदाँतों के बीच का