eyetooth
/ˈaɪˌtuθ/
noun
- A canine tooth located in the upper jaw, directly below the eye.
- The dentist said his eyetooth was coming in crooked.
- She lost her first eyetooth when she was seven years old.
- A sharp eyetooth helps carnivores tear meat.
- Used in the idiom 'give one's eyeteeth for something,' meaning to want something very badly.
- I would give my eyeteeth for a chance to visit Japan.
- She said she'd give her eyeteeth to meet her favorite author.
- He would give his eyeteeth for a job like that.