noun
toothpaste
TOOTH-payst
noun
1
A paste used with a toothbrush to clean the teeth.
"Squeeze just a pea-sized amount of toothpaste onto the brush."
"This toothpaste is supposed to whiten your teeth in two weeks."
How to Use Toothpaste
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe minty paste you put on your toothbrush.
Common pairings
tube of toothpaste
whitening toothpaste
fluoride toothpaste
Word Forms
toothpasted past tense, toothpastes plural, toothpastes singular
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Etymology
A compound of "tooth" and "paste", named for its texture and purpose.