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What is another word for toothpicks?

Pronunciation: [tˈuːθpɪks] (IPA)

Toothpicks are thin, pointed objects frequently utilized after meals to remove food particles from between teeth. However, there are several terms used interchangeably with toothpicks. Some of the most common synonyms for toothpicks include dental picks, cocktail sticks, wooden skewers, and splinters. Dental picks are a popular term for toothpicks and are commonly used by dentists. Cocktail sticks are small, popular for use with appetizers in parties and events. Wooden skewers are thinner and longer, commonly used for grilling or roasting meat and vegetables. Finally, splinters can be used to describe thin wooden objects used to pick teeth, but it often invokes a negative connotation due to the potential for injuries.
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What are the hypernyms for Toothpicks?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

  • Other hypernyms:

    utensil, eating tool, food implement.

Usage examples for Toothpicks

When, the performance being over, he got into evening dress and drove along in a hansom to the Garden Club, he found there two or three of the young gentlemen who were in the habit of lounging about the supper-room, glancing at illustrated papers or chewing toothpicks, until the time for poker had arrived.
"Prince Fortunatus"
William Black
On the table in front of my seat were a coffee stain, a jar of wooden toothpicks, and a large wire fly-trap full of prisoners buzzing over their misfortune.
"I Walked in Arden"
Jack Crawford
The owners congregated mostly on the steps, chewing toothpicks and gossiping.
"I Walked in Arden"
Jack Crawford

Famous quotes with Toothpicks

  • You might as well try and dam Niagara Falls with toothpicks as to stop the reform wave sweeping our land.
    Billy Sunday
  • He is one of those wise philanthropists who, in a time of famine, would vote for nothing, but a supply of toothpicks.
    Douglas William Jerrold

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