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mouth
v. express, give voice to; mumble; put into the mouth; rub or nuzzle with the lips
 
n. facial feature above the chin and below the nose; part of the body used for eating and communicating; entrance, opening; point where a river runs into a sea; spout, nozzle; rudeness, insolent speech (Informal)


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Mouth
The mouth, also known as the buccal cavity or the oral cavity, is the orifice through which an organism takes in food and water.
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Mouth
Mouth 1. an opening. 2. the anterior opening of the alimentary canal, the cavity containing the tongue and teeth. [more]Mouth - Community and Resources

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mouth
Noun
1. the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge; "he stuffed his mouth with candy"
(synonym) oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris
(hypernym) rima
(hyponym) trap, cakehole, hole, maw, yap, gob
(part-meronym) dentition, teeth
2. 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"
(hypernym) orifice, opening, porta
(hyponym) cytostome
(part-holonym) face, human face
(part-meronym) oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris
3. 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"
(hypernym) opening, gap
4. the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water; "New York is at the mouth of the Hudson"
(hypernym) geological formation, formation
5. a person conceived as a consumer of food; "he has four mouths to feed"
(hypernym) eater, feeder
6. a spokesperson (as a lawyer)
(synonym) mouthpiece
(hypernym) spokesperson, interpreter, representative, voice
(derivation) talk, speak, utter, verbalize, verbalise
(classification) colloquialism
7. an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass"
(synonym) sass, sassing, backtalk, back talk, lip
(hypernym) impudence, cheek, impertinence
8. the opening of a jar or bottle; "the jar had a wide mouth"
(hypernym) opening
(part-holonym) jar
Verb
1. express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
(synonym) talk, speak, utter, verbalize, verbalise
(hypernym) communicate, intercommunicate
(hyponym) read
(see-also) rant, mouth off, jabber, spout, rabbit on, rave
(verb-group) verbalize, verbalise
(derivation) sass, sassing, backtalk, back talk, lip
2. articulate silently; form words with the lips only; "She mouthed a swear word"
(hypernym) feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
(hyponym) lip-synch, lip-sync
(derivation) sass, sassing, backtalk, back talk, lip
3. touch with the mouth
(hypernym) touch


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Mouth
(n.)
A principal speaker; one who utters the common opinion; a mouthpiece.
  
 
(n.)
A wry face; a grimace; a mow.
  
 
(n.)
An opening affording entrance or exit; orifice; aperture;
  
 
(n.)
Cry; voice.
  
 
(n.)
Speech; language; testimony.
  
 
(n.)
The crosspiece of a bridle bit, which enters the mouth of an animal.
  
 
(n.)
The entrance into a harbor.
  
 
(n.)
The opening of a piece of ordnance, through which it is discharged.
  
 
(n.)
The opening of a vessel by which it is filled or emptied, charged or discharged; as, the mouth of a jar or pitcher; the mouth of the lacteal vessels, etc.
  
 
(n.)
The opening or entrance of any cavity, as a cave, pit, well, or den.
  
 
(n.)
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.
  
 
(n.)
The opening through which the waters of a river or any stream are discharged.
  
 
(v. i.)
To make grimaces, esp. in ridicule or contempt.
  
 
(v. i.)
To put mouth to mouth; to kiss.
  
 
(v. i.)
To speak with a full, round, or loud, affected voice; to vociferate; to rant.
  
 
(v. t.)
To form or cleanse with the mouth; to lick, as a bear her cub.
  
 
(v. t.)
To make mouths at.
  
 
(v. t.)
To take into the mouth; to seize or grind with the mouth or teeth; to chew; to devour.
  
 
(v. t.)
To utter with a voice affectedly big or swelling; to speak in a strained or unnaturally sonorous manner.
  

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