toothpick
Photograph of a container full of wooden toothpicks.
Meanings
Noun
- A small, usually wooden, stick, often pointed at both ends, for removing food residue from between the teeth.
Verb
- To spear (food) on a toothpick.
- To transfer (a sample of bacteria, etc.) by means of a toothpick.
Related
Similar words
Origin
- From tooth + pick.
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