toothpastes
SayTOOTH-paystsUS/ˈtuθpeɪsts/UK/ˈtuːθpeɪsts/
- 1Plural of toothpaste.
Many whitening toothpastes contain mild abrasives that polish the enamel.
The dentist compared several fluoride toothpastes before recommending one.
Note
A plural that usually counts kinds of product. Toothpaste itself works mostly as a mass noun: you put some toothpaste on the brush, not a toothpaste. The plural appears when products or formulas are compared, as in whitening toothpastes or fluoride toothpastes. The same spelling also serves the verb meaning to smear with toothpaste: she toothpastes the brush.
toothpastes is a form of toothpaste
toothpaste, noun: A cleaning paste for the teeth, typically squeezed onto a toothbrush before brushing. Full entry
- Forms
- toothpastetoothpastes plural
- Spelling
- toothpaste → toothpastes: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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