fang
1one of the long, sharp, hollow or grooved teeth of a venomous snake by which poison is injected.
a canine tooth.
a tooth resembling a dog's.
the root of a tooth.
one of the chelicerae of a spider.
a pointed, tapering part of a thing.
Machinery. the tang of a tool.
Origin of fang
1Other words from fang
- fanged [fangd], /fæŋd/, adjective
- fang·less, adjective
- fang·like, adjective
- un·fanged, adjective
Other definitions for fang (2 of 3)
to seize; grab.
Origin of fang
2Other definitions for Fang (3 of 3)
- Also Fan [fan, fahn] /fæn, fɑn/ .
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How to use fang in a sentence
A man tracks her back to a building where the girl bares her fangs and devours him, reversing the role of predator.
The Punk Behind Iran's Only Vampire Spaghetti Western-Style Love Story | Melissa Leon | November 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe began it, fangs on display, by accusing Carole Radziwill of not writing her books herself.
‘The Real Housewives of New York City’ Loses a Leg in Sixth-Season Finale | Tim Teeman | July 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOnce they put their fangs into our communities and suck all the blood out of it [sic], we will not be able to survive.
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She might struggle for her freedom, but she could not hope to avoid the darting, poisonous fangs of the snake.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O | Clair BlankIt could scarcely send its poisonous fangs through her heavy boot, she reminded herself desperately.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O | Clair BlankHe would not even know of its presence, until it had made its spring, and its fangs were in his neck.
The Shepherd of the Hills | Harold Bell WrightThe creature was over seven feet long, and a bite from its fangs would quickly have proved fatal.
In the Wilds of Florida | W.H.G. KingstonOne dog struck at the buck's throat, another dashed his sharp nose and fangs, I might almost say, into the animal's bowels.
The Fortunes of Nigel | Sir Walter Scott
British Dictionary definitions for fang (1 of 3)
/ (fæŋ) /
the long pointed hollow or grooved tooth of a venomous snake through which venom is injected
any large pointed tooth, esp the canine or carnassial tooth of a carnivorous mammal
the root of a tooth
(usually plural) British informal tooth: clean your fangs
Origin of fang
1Derived forms of fang
- fanged, adjective
- fangless, adjective
- fanglike, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for fang (2 of 3)
/ (fæŋ) Australian informal /
to drive at great speed
an act or instance of driving in such a way: we took the car for a fang
Origin of fang
2British Dictionary definitions for Fang (3 of 3)
/ (fæŋ, fɑːŋ) /
plural Fangs or Fang a member of a Negroid people of W Africa, living chiefly in the rain forests of Gabon and Rio Muni: noted for their use of iron and copper money and for their sculpture
the language of this people, belonging to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family
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Scientific definitions for fang
[ făng ]
A long, pointed tooth in vertebrate animals or a similar structure in spiders, used to seize prey and sometimes to inject venom. The fangs of a poisonous snake, for example, have a hollow groove through which venom flows.
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