toothpick
To spear food on a toothpickTo spear food on a toothpick.
» Tom was chewing on a toothpick.
Том жевал зубочистку. — marafon
Том пожёвывал зубочистку. — marafon
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2 senses(transitive)To spear food on a toothpick.
(transitive)To transfer a sample of bacteria, etc. by means of a toothpick.
Examples
15 sentencesTom was chewing on a toothpick.
ruТом жевал зубочистку. — marafon
Tom is chewing on a toothpick.
ruТом грызёт зубочистку. — odexed
A samurai, even when he has not eaten, uses a toothpick like a lord.
deEin Samurai, selbst wenn er nichts gegessen hat, benutzt einen Zahnstocher wie ein Lord. — Manfredo
I need a toothpick.
ruМне нужна зубочистка. — Selena777
Give me a toothpick.
ruЗубочистку, пожалуйста. — sharptoothed
Origin
From tooth + pick.From tooth + pick.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
toothpicks, toothpicking, toothpicked, toothpicked| Base form | toothpick · to toothpick |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | toothpicks |
| Present participle | toothpicking |
| Past simple | toothpicked |
| Past participle | toothpicked |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.