mouth

Plural: mouths

Noun

• the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
  • "he stuffed his mouth with candy"
• 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)
• an impudent or insolent rejoinder
• the opening of a jar or bottle
  • "the jar had a wide mouth"
• The front opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
• The end of a river out of which water flows into a sea or other large body of water; or the end of a tributary out of which water flows into a larger river.
• An outlet, aperture or orifice.
• A loud or overly talkative person.
• A gossip.
• The crosspiece of a bridle bit, which enters the mouth of an animal.
• A principal speaker; one who utters the common opinion; a mouthpiece.
• Speech; language; testimony.
• A wry face; a grimace; a mow.

Verb

Verb Forms: mouthed, mouthing, mouths

• To form words with the mouth without speaking; to articulate silently.
• express in speech
• articulate silently; form words with the lips only
  • "She mouthed a swear word"
• touch with the mouth
• To speak; to utter.
• To represent (words or sounds) by making the actions of speech, but silently, without producing sound; to frame.
• To move the mouth, with or without sound; to form (air or words) with the mouth, with or without sound.
• To utter with a voice that is overly loud or swelling.
• To exit at a mouth (such as a river mouth)
• To pick up or handle with the lips or mouth, but not chew or swallow.
• To take into the mouth; to seize or grind with the mouth or teeth; to chew; to devour.
• To form or cleanse with the mouth; to lick, as a bear licks her cub.
• To carry in the mouth.
• To make mouths at
• To form a mouth or opening in.
• To examine the teeth of.

Examples

• "Open your mouth and say 'aah'," directed the doctor.
• He mouthed his opinions on the subject at the meeting.
• He would mouth the letters of his planned word, practicing the spelling before committing to the board.
• My kid sister is a real mouth; she never shuts up.
• The fish mouthed the lure, but didn't bite.
• The mouth of the river is a good place to go birdwatching in spring and autumn.
• The prompter mouthed the words to the actor, who had forgotten them.

Synonyms

back talk, backtalk, lip, mouthpiece, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris, sass, sassing, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize, bazoo, cakehole, chops, clam, clamshell, gob, hash-trap, kisser, laughing gear, maw, mouth, mush, neb, ned, north and south, os, piehole, potato trap, puss, sucker, trap, yap

Related Words

a closed mouth gathers no feet, all mouth and trousers, bad taste in one's mouth, butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth, don't look a gift horse in the mouth, down in the mouth, foam at the mouth, hush one's mouth, keep a civil tongue in one's mouth, keep one's mouth shut, lie ill in one's mouth, mouth of a sailor, one's heart in one's mouth, open one's big mouth, orifice, out of the mouths of babes, potty mouth, put one's foot in one's mouth, put one's money where one's mouth is, put words in someone's mouth, shoot off at the mouth, shut one's mouth, smile, straight from the horse's mouth, wash one's mouth out, watch one's mouth

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