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# molar

noun (a molar, molars); adjective (molar — of the back teeth)

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

## Everyday

A molar is one of the large, flat-topped teeth at the back of your mouth, used for grinding and chewing food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/molar/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science lessons about teeth: incisors cut, canines tear, premolars and molars grind. Children get their first adult molars at about age six («six-year molars»), behind their baby teeth. At the dentist, molars often get cavities because food gets stuck in their grooves, so dentists may put sealants on them. Phrases: «back molars», «wisdom teeth» (third molars), «baby molars».

### Examples

- Molars are the big teeth at the back of your mouth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/molar/#x1)
- We chew and grind food with our molars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/molar/#x2)
- My new adult molar is coming through. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/molar/#x3)
- The dentist sealed my molars to stop cavities. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/molar/#x4)
- Cows have big flat molars for grinding grass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/molar/#x5)
- Wisdom teeth are the last molars to grow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/molar/#x6)
- Brush your back molars carefully. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/molar/#x7)
- Lions have sharp teeth, but few grinding molars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/molar/#x8)

### Note

Countable: molars. Pronounced MOH-lar. Adults usually have 12 molars (including 4 wisdom teeth); children have 8 baby molars. Herbivores have big molars; carnivores have sharp teeth for tearing.

## On Mova

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