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# fang

noun (a fang, fangs)

«fang» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A long, sharp, pointed tooth, especially of a dog, wolf, snake or vampire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fang/#m1)
2. The poison tooth of a snake or a spider's biting part. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fang/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science and nature: snakes inject venom through fangs; dogs and wolves use fangs to grip food. In stories: vampires and monsters have fangs. Safety: keep away from snakes and dogs that bare their fangs (show their teeth).

### Examples

- The wolf bared its fangs and growled. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fang/#x1)
- Some snakes have hollow fangs for venom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fang/#x2)
- The vampire in the story had long white fangs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fang/#x3)
- The dog showed its fangs, so we walked away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fang/#x4)
- A spider bites with its fangs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fang/#x5)
- The cat's fangs are sharp for catching mice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fang/#x6)
- Their mouths were black and twisted, and in each of these mouths there was a hedge of curved yellow fangs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fang/#x7)

### Note

Countable: one fang, two fangs. «Bare its fangs» = show its teeth as a warning. Not all snakes have venom fangs. Your own pointed teeth are called canines.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fang» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fang/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fang» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fang.html) on Mova free.