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mouth
('m/AU//T/ )

noun (n)

  • the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge(noun.body)
    Example:
    He stuffed his mouth with candy.
    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)
    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

verb (v)

  • express in speech(verb.communication)
    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
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