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fang

[ ˈfaŋ]

fang

noun

[ˈfaŋ]

Other Words from fang

Noun (1)

fanged \ ˈfaŋd \ adjective

Recent Examples on the Web

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
//The result: a larger-than-life gray rodent with a scab-riddled pink belly, prominent fangs and glowing red pupils that give it an imposing, menacing air.
— Michael Gold, New York Times, "Scabby, the Giant Inflatable Union Protest Rat, Faces Extermination," 31 July 2019
//In 2016, a paper published in Biology Letters posited that male redbacks and brown widows use their fangs to create openings in immature females’ shells and access their genitals.
— Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "Male Black Widow Spiders Find Potential Mates by Following Other Suitors’ Trails," 2 Aug. 2019
//Jaguar’s engineering of the F-Pace SVR is all claws, fangs and growl in a velvet coat.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, "550-hp Jaguar F-Pace SVR: all claws, fangs and growl in a velvet coat," 15 Sep. 2019
//The two men spotted this huntsman spider (which is about the size of a large adult's hand) hanging from the top of the door with a dead pygmy possum hanging from its fangs.
— Kelly O'sullivan, Country Living, "This Giant Spider Literally Ate a Possum and the Photos Will Haunt Your Dreams," 30 June 2019
//The young are born with fangs and venom and may even feed before hibernating for the winter.
— National Geographic, "Copperheads," 22 July 2019
//Now researchers in South Korea have developed a promising alternative: a patch covered in miniscule needles inspired by snake fangs.
— Scientific American, "Fang Needles, Quantum Carpets and Tender Robot Touches," 2 Aug. 2019
//Claws and fangs fill my sight, and every instinct screams kill.
— David Canfield, EW.com, "Ready for more Slayer? Get a first look at Kiersten White's next Buffy-based novel," 17 July 2019
//Tie it all together with a black dress, white face powder, and some fangs.
— Blake Bakkila, Good Housekeeping, "5 DIY Vampire Costume Ideas for Halloween," 16 July 2019

First Known Use of fang

Noun (1)

1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (2)

1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for fang

Noun (1)

Middle English, that which is taken, from Old English; akin to Old High German fang seizure, Old English fōn to seize — more at pact

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a person with a strong and habitual liking for something

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More Definitions forfang

fang

noun

English Language Learners Definition of fang

: a long, sharp tooth

fang

noun

\ ˈfaŋ \

Kids Definition of fang

1 : one of the long sharp teeth by which an animal seizes and holds its prey

2 : one of the usually two long hollow or grooved teeth by which a poisonous snake injects its poison

fang

noun

\ ˈfaŋ \

Medical Definition of fang

1a : a long sharp tooth: as

(1) : one by which an animal's prey is seized and held or torn

(2) : one of the long hollow or grooved and often erectile teeth of a venomous snake

b : one of a spider's chelicerae at the tip of which a poison gland opens

2 : the root of a tooth or one of the processes or prongs into which a root divides