Read the dictionary definition of tooth. All definitions for this word.
1. a means of enforcement
1. the treaty had no teeth in it
2. toothlike structure in invertebrates found in the mouth or alimentary canal or on a shell
3. something resembling the tooth of an animal
4. one of a number of uniform projections on a gear
5. hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense