Effectiveness of a law, metaphorically

• Kids are supposed to lose them
• Probing vote, ethics watchdog needs these
• Canines or bicuspids
• Power to enforce
• Sufficient power to operate choppers
• They're often brushed
• The 'beat the odds' projections

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal [syn: dentition ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tooth \Tooth\ (t[=oo]th), n.; pl. Teeth (t[=e]th). [OE. toth,tooth, AS. t[=o eth]; akin to OFries. t[=o]th, OS. & D. tand, OHG. zang, zan, G. zahn, Icel. t["o]nn, Sw. & Dan. tand, Goth. tumpus, Lith. dantis, W. dant, L. dens, dentis, Gr. 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
" Teeth " is a song recorded by American singer Lady Gaga . The track appears on The Fame Monster (2009), her second major release and her third extended play. The song was written by Gaga, Taja Riley, Pete Wyoming Bender, and Teddy Riley , and produced ...