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# molar

«molar» in Mova's school dictionary: **one of the large, flat-topped teeth at the back of your…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

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

### meaning for a pupil

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

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

### In the corpora

- [A grown-up set has 8 incisors for cutting, 4 canines for gripping, 8 premolars and 12 molars for grinding.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/351-teeth-baby-teeth-grown-up-teeth-and-wobbly-teeth/10/)
- [Molars at the back grind and crush food.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/35-teeth-and-care/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «molar» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/molar/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.