Toothpick
noun
A small, thin, pointed piece of wood or plastic used to remove food stuck between the teeth.
After dinner, he used a toothpick to clean his teeth.
Often appears as...
- use a toothpick
- wooden toothpick
noun
A thin piece of wood used in cooking to test if food is cooked fully.
She inserted a toothpick into the cake to see if it's done.
Often appears as...
- insert a toothpick
- clean toothpick
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A small, thin, pointed piece of wood or plastic used to remove food stuck between the teeth.
After dinner, he used a toothpick to clean his teeth.
Often appears as...
- use a toothpick
- wooden toothpick
noun
A thin piece of wood used in cooking to test if food is cooked fully.
She inserted a toothpick into the cake to see if it's done.
Often appears as...
- insert a toothpick
- clean toothpick
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Casual Usage
The word 'toothpick' is commonly used in informal situations, such as family meals or dining with friends.
Can you pass me a toothpick, please?
Pro Tip 2/3Hygiene Accessory
A toothpick is often available in restaurants and considered a personal hygiene accessory.
The restaurant provides toothpicks at the counter.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Usage
Using a toothpick in public can be seen as impolite; it's best done discreetly.
He discreetly used a toothpick to clean his teeth after the meal.
Pro Tip 1/3Casual Usage
The word 'toothpick' is commonly used in informal situations, such as family meals or dining with friends.
Can you pass me a toothpick, please?
Pro Tip 2/3Hygiene Accessory
A toothpick is often available in restaurants and considered a personal hygiene accessory.
The restaurant provides toothpicks at the counter.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Usage
Using a toothpick in public can be seen as impolite; it's best done discreetly.
He discreetly used a toothpick to clean his teeth after the meal.
Pro Tip 1/3Casual Usage
The word 'toothpick' is commonly used in informal situations, such as family meals or dining with friends.
Can you pass me a toothpick, please?
Pro Tip 2/3Hygiene Accessory
A toothpick is often available in restaurants and considered a personal hygiene accessory.
The restaurant provides toothpicks at the counter.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Usage
Using a toothpick in public can be seen as impolite; it's best done discreetly.
He discreetly used a toothpick to clean his teeth after the meal.
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Video examples
Apollo Robbins on Motion...
motions there's a lot of physics which I don't know a lot about but I do know one that's kind of cool they used to do it as a bar stunt and I'd like to show that to you you used a couple secret motions you need a toothpick a glass and some silverware now to begin you just need a fork and a spoon
Video examples
Inside Python Infested...
bleeding for the longest time Python teeth has worked their way to the surface they broke off deep down in my flesh I feel something kind of trickling my pants and reach back there felt like a little toothpick I'd pull it out would be Python teeth from the biter how bad does it look
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Photographing the Real...
and dust and I remembered this this trick that I learned from a scientist at the USDA and she said take an eyelash glue it to the end of any little toothpick safety pin it's stiff enough you can kind of comb its hairs and get the little bits of lint and dust and
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Mary Roach: 10 things...
was triggering orgasm. And she went to a neurologist, who was fascinated. He checked to see if it was something in the toothpaste, but no -- it happened with any brand. They stimulated her gums with a toothpick, to see if that was doing it.
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Safari Live - Day 166 PIPE...
toothpick if there's a concern of them getting any threat ownership from humans they we are known to move very far away and do not want take any chances but if it's a question of prey the longest have seen and this may be this could be in
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Albatrosses Swallow...
these be very comfortable for them the next one we have a bunch of pens that have made it over here there's a bunch of toothpicks this is somewhat of a monstrosity door handles clothespins it's a baby rattle they're still
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Re-envision what it...
in high school I was fast and thin and lovingly referred to as the turbo toothpick but now I was in college and all the distance runners or turbo toothpicks so instead of really focusing on miles and cross-country
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The hidden meanings of...
it's very yang. Toothpicks are yin compared with a telephone pole. The back of a person is more yang than the front. The top of a person is the yang end. Taoism teaches that there is a power in the universe.
Video examples
Philippe Starck: Design...
When somebody comes to me and ask for what I am known, I mean, yes, lemon squeezer, toilet brush, toothpick, beautiful toilet seats, and why not -- a toothbrush?
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 214 PIPE...
names just gone out of my head toothpick vultures small heads tiny balls somebody help me please I'm having a complete brain blank what are they
Video examples
Apollo Robbins on Motion...
motions there's a lot of physics which I don't know a lot about but I do know one that's kind of cool they used to do it as a bar stunt and I'd like to show that to you you used a couple secret motions you need a toothpick a glass and some silverware now to begin you just need a fork and a spoon
Video examples
Inside Python Infested...
bleeding for the longest time Python teeth has worked their way to the surface they broke off deep down in my flesh I feel something kind of trickling my pants and reach back there felt like a little toothpick I'd pull it out would be Python teeth from the biter how bad does it look
Video examples
Photographing the Real...
and dust and I remembered this this trick that I learned from a scientist at the USDA and she said take an eyelash glue it to the end of any little toothpick safety pin it's stiff enough you can kind of comb its hairs and get the little bits of lint and dust and
Video examples
Mary Roach: 10 things...
was triggering orgasm. And she went to a neurologist, who was fascinated. He checked to see if it was something in the toothpaste, but no -- it happened with any brand. They stimulated her gums with a toothpick, to see if that was doing it.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 166 PIPE...
toothpick if there's a concern of them getting any threat ownership from humans they we are known to move very far away and do not want take any chances but if it's a question of prey the longest have seen and this may be this could be in
Video examples
Albatrosses Swallow...
these be very comfortable for them the next one we have a bunch of pens that have made it over here there's a bunch of toothpicks this is somewhat of a monstrosity door handles clothespins it's a baby rattle they're still
Video examples
Re-envision what it...
in high school I was fast and thin and lovingly referred to as the turbo toothpick but now I was in college and all the distance runners or turbo toothpicks so instead of really focusing on miles and cross-country
Video examples
The hidden meanings of...
it's very yang. Toothpicks are yin compared with a telephone pole. The back of a person is more yang than the front. The top of a person is the yang end. Taoism teaches that there is a power in the universe.
Video examples
Philippe Starck: Design...
When somebody comes to me and ask for what I am known, I mean, yes, lemon squeezer, toilet brush, toothpick, beautiful toilet seats, and why not -- a toothbrush?
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 214 PIPE...
names just gone out of my head toothpick vultures small heads tiny balls somebody help me please I'm having a complete brain blank what are they
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Dan Levy
American Comedian
There is a lot men don't know about women. And I'm not just talking about how you manage to leave the bathroom smelling like a tropical rainforest after you shower or how you're able to walk in shoes that rely on nothing more than the support of two five-inch toothpicks.
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Stephen Furst
American Actor
I went to high school in Virginia Beach, Va., and we had these guys - they were surfers. They didn't like me, never talked to me. And if they didn't like you, they threw toothpicks at you. After I did a play, it was different. I found out I was pretty good at something.
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Carl Wilson
American Musician
I remember growing up always loving the guitar. I used to love to watch the people play on the Country Western shows on TV. My folks told me that when I was just a toddler, I used to pretend I was playing a guitar on a toothpick.
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Jenna Ushkowitz
South Korean Actress
I definitely have hips, and I'm shorter, so I like to make my legs look longer. I'll wear shorts or pants that elongate my legs. I'm not a tiny, skinny toothpick. I definitely like to show off my waist and my butt.
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Bonnie Hunt
American Actress
Barry Levinson saw me on a tape and put me in 'Rain Man' as the waitress who dropped the toothpicks. The scene was talked about a lot. Then, all of a sudden, I started to get more auditions.
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Bitsie Tulloch
American Actress
When I was a little girl, I wanted to be a civil engineer. No joke. I would come home from school and build bridges out of toothpicks and see how much weight they would hold before falling.
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Ory Okolloh
Kenyan Activist
As much as innovation is important, I think we also need to just make stuff. If we look at Kenya, where I'm from, as an example, we are importing everything down to toothpicks.
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Billy Sunday
American Clergyman
You might as well try and dam Niagara Falls with toothpicks as to stop the reform wave sweeping our land.
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Jane Greer
American Actress
My mouth was too large, my eyes turned out, and my legs mere toothpicks.
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Kelly Macdonald
Scottish Actress
Sometimes I bite off a fingernail to use as a toothpick. Nasty.
Quote examples
Dan Levy
American Comedian
There is a lot men don't know about women. And I'm not just talking about how you manage to leave the bathroom smelling like a tropical rainforest after you shower or how you're able to walk in shoes that rely on nothing more than the support of two five-inch toothpicks.
Quote examples
Stephen Furst
American Actor
I went to high school in Virginia Beach, Va., and we had these guys - they were surfers. They didn't like me, never talked to me. And if they didn't like you, they threw toothpicks at you. After I did a play, it was different. I found out I was pretty good at something.
Quote examples
Carl Wilson
American Musician
I remember growing up always loving the guitar. I used to love to watch the people play on the Country Western shows on TV. My folks told me that when I was just a toddler, I used to pretend I was playing a guitar on a toothpick.
Quote examples
Jenna Ushkowitz
South Korean Actress
I definitely have hips, and I'm shorter, so I like to make my legs look longer. I'll wear shorts or pants that elongate my legs. I'm not a tiny, skinny toothpick. I definitely like to show off my waist and my butt.
Quote examples
Bonnie Hunt
American Actress
Barry Levinson saw me on a tape and put me in 'Rain Man' as the waitress who dropped the toothpicks. The scene was talked about a lot. Then, all of a sudden, I started to get more auditions.
Quote examples
Bitsie Tulloch
American Actress
When I was a little girl, I wanted to be a civil engineer. No joke. I would come home from school and build bridges out of toothpicks and see how much weight they would hold before falling.
Quote examples
Ory Okolloh
Kenyan Activist
As much as innovation is important, I think we also need to just make stuff. If we look at Kenya, where I'm from, as an example, we are importing everything down to toothpicks.
Quote examples
Billy Sunday
American Clergyman
You might as well try and dam Niagara Falls with toothpicks as to stop the reform wave sweeping our land.
Quote examples
Jane Greer
American Actress
My mouth was too large, my eyes turned out, and my legs mere toothpicks.
Quote examples
Kelly Macdonald
Scottish Actress
Sometimes I bite off a fingernail to use as a toothpick. Nasty.
Example 1 of 10
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