noun

molar

molar, grinding tooth

The dentist checked my back molar.

The dentist checked my back molar.

((a/the/one's)) molar a tooth at the back of the mouth The dentist checked my back molar.

Synonyms: grinder; Antonyms: incisor, canine

From Latin `molaris` 'of a mill', from `mola` 'millstone', as it grinds food.

Think of a 'mill' grinding food, which is what molar teeth do.

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