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Word entry · 6 letters

tartar

Best crossword clue

"Tooth buildup"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈtɑɹ.tɚ/Part of speech nounSorted aarrttStarts with TEnds with R1 cluesCommon crossword word
1T2A3R4T5A6R

Definitions

  1. an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums

Word origin

From figurative use of Tartar.

Used in a sentence

  • Mrs. Begg said she liked Mrs. Dain, who was a sensible woman and a first-rate housewife, but that Gabrielle was a tartar.
  • Persia is a great country, which was in old times very illustrious and powerful; but now the Tartars have wasted and destroyed it.
  • I haven't escaped sickness all my life to get off easily now. […] I knew when my turn came, it would be a Tartar.

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