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Noun: mouth mawth- The opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
"he stuffed his mouth with candy"
- oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris - The externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening
"she wiped lipstick from her mouth" - An opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge)
"he rode into the mouth of the canyon"; "they built a fire at the mouth of the cave" - The point where a stream issues into a larger body of water
"New York is at the mouth of the Hudson" - A person conceived as a consumer of food
"he has four mouths to feed" - A spokesperson (as a lawyer)
- mouthpiece - An impudent or insolent rejoinder
- sass [N. Amer], sassing [N. Amer], backtalk [N. Amer], back talk [N. Amer], lip, backchat [Brit] - The opening of a jar or bottle
"the jar had a wide mouth"
Verb: mouth mawdh- Express in speech
- talk, speak, utter, verbalize, verbalise [Brit] - Articulate silently; form words with the lips only
"She mouthed a swear word" - Touch with the mouth
Derived forms: mouthing, mouths, mouthed See also: mouth off, oral Type of: affect, comeback, communicate, counter, dissemble, eater, feeder, feign, formation, gap, geological formation, intercommunicate, interpreter, opening, orifice, porta, pretend, rejoinder, replication, representative, retort, return, rima, riposte, sham, spokesperson, touch, voice Part of: bottle, face, human face, jar Encyclopedia: Mouth |