incisor

noun

in·​ci·​sor in-ˈsī-zər 

: a front tooth typically adapted for cutting

especially : one of the cutting teeth in mammals located between the canines when canines are present see tooth illustration

Examples of incisor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And dog reality is nodding weeds and bleak ramps and gleaming incisors and shudderingly braking cop cars and you, standing there turning your head this way and that, being experienced on the dog level. —James Parker, The Atlantic, 13 June 2024

Take Zendaya, whose charmingly uneven incisors are a testament to the power that comes from not bowing to the caprices of fashion. —Vulture Editors, Vulture, 23 May 2024

When the singer and songwriter Adrianne Lenker was 21, she was involved in a bike accident that knocked out one of her incisors. —Jeremy Gordon, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024

And one top incisor, covered in a silver cap, hangs over her bottom lip, giving her a snaggletooth. —Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1666, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

incisor

noun

in·​ci·​sor in-ˈsī-zər 

: a front tooth for cutting

especially : one of the cutting teeth between the canines of a mammal

Medical Definition

incisor

noun

in·​ci·​sor in-ˈsī-zər 

: a front tooth adapted for cutting

especially : any of the eight cutting human teeth that are located between the canines with four in the lower and four in the upper jaw