toothpick
noun
tooth·pick
ˈtüth-ˌpik 
: a pointed instrument (such as a slender tapering piece of wood) for removing food particles lodged between the teeth
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Yet today’s Democrats see them just as the ones passing around the scallops and requesting those pesky toothpicks be placed on a platter.
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Ted Trimpa, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024
The rarest piece in the Museum set (Carney estimates that there may be four surviving in the world) is a porcelain salt spoon with a bowl the size of a hazelnut half and a handle that’s barely thicker than a toothpick.
—Anna Hezel, Curbed, 1 Nov. 2024
But the city and county were getting a second wind, even importing raw timber to support various mills, a toothpick plant, and two piano factories, one of which also made harps.
—Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2024
Bake about 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2024
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Ted Trimpa, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024
The rarest piece in the Museum set (Carney estimates that there may be four surviving in the world) is a porcelain salt spoon with a bowl the size of a hazelnut half and a handle that’s barely thicker than a toothpick.
—Anna Hezel, Curbed, 1 Nov. 2024
But the city and county were getting a second wind, even importing raw timber to support various mills, a toothpick plant, and two piano factories, one of which also made harps.
—Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2024
Bake about 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Toothpick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toothpick. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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toothpick
noun
tooth·pick
-ˌpik
: a pointed instrument (as a thin piece of wood) for removing substances caught between the teeth
Medical Definition
toothpick
noun
tooth·pick
-ˌpik
: a pointed instrument (as a slender tapering piece of wood) used for removing food particles lodged between the teeth
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