mouth | English to English Dictionary

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mouth

('m/AU//T/ )

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge(noun.body)

Example:
He stuffed his mouth with candy.

Synonym:
oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris

source: wordnet30
the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening(noun.body)

Example:
She wiped lipstick from her mouth.

source: wordnet30
an opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge)(noun.object)

Example:
He rode into the mouth of the canyon.
They built a fire at the mouth of the cave.

source: wordnet30
the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water(noun.object)

Example:
New York is at the mouth of the Hudson.

source: wordnet30
a person conceived as a consumer of food(noun.person)

Example:
He has four mouths to feed.

source: wordnet30
a spokesperson (as a lawyer)(noun.person)

Synonym:
mouthpiece

source: wordnet30
an impudent or insolent rejoinder(noun.communication)

Synonym:
back talk, backtalk, lip, sass, sassing

source: wordnet30
the opening of a jar or bottle(noun.artifact)

Example:
The jar had a wide mouth.

source: wordnet30
The opening through which an animal receives food; the aperture between the jaws or between the lips; also, the cavity, containing the tongue and teeth, between the lips and the pharynx; the buccal cavity.(noun)

source: webster1913

express in speech(verb.communication)

Synonym:
speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize

source: wordnet30
articulate silently; form words with the lips only(verb.communication)

Example:
She mouthed a swear word.

source: wordnet30
touch with the mouth(verb.contact)

source: wordnet30
To take into the mouth; to seize or grind with the mouth or teeth; to chew; to devour.(verb)

source: webster1913
To speak with a full, round, or loud, affected voice; to vociferate; to rant.(verb)

source: webster1913