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mouthpiece
('m/AU//T/p/i/s )

noun (n)

  • a part that goes over or into the mouth of a person(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    The mouthpiece of a respirator.
    source: wordnet30
  • an acoustic device; the part of a telephone into which a person speaks(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • a spokesperson (as a lawyer)(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    mouth
    source: wordnet30
  • (especially boxing) equipment that protects an athlete's mouth(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    gumshield
    source: wordnet30
  • the tube of a pipe or cigarette holder that a smoker holds in the mouth(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    embouchure
    source: wordnet30
  • The part of a musical or other instrument to which the mouth is applied in using it; as, the mouthpiece of a bugle, or of a tobacco pipe.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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