toothpaste

From tooth +‎ paste. Compare Saterland Frisian Tuskepasta (“toothpaste”), West Frisian toskpoetserguod (“toothpaste”), Dutch tandpasta (“toothpaste”), German Zahnpasta, Zahnpaste (“toothpaste”), Danish tandpasta (“toothpaste”), Swedish tandpasta (“toothpaste”), Icelandic tannkrem (“toothpaste”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtuːθpeɪst/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtuθpeɪst/

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toothpaste (countable and uncountable, plural toothpastes)

2. A paste, normally used with a toothbrush, for cleaning the teeth.

   fluoride toothpaste

   whitening toothpaste

   tube of toothpaste

   squeeze toothpaste

   She squeezed a bit of toothpaste onto her brush.

   The dentist recommended a fluoride toothpaste.

   The child chose a strawberry-flavored toothpaste.

toothpaste (third-person singular simple present toothpastes, present participle toothpasting, simple past and past participle toothpasted)

1. To cover, or smear, with toothpaste.