MOUTH

/mʌʊθ/ ► audio Scrabble 10 Words With Friends 11

Definition

  1. verb express in speech. — synonyms: talk, speak, utter, verbalize, verbalise
  2. verb articulate silently.
  3. verb touch with the mouth.
  4. noun the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge. — synonyms: oral_cavity, oral_fissure, rima_oris
  5. noun the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening.
  6. noun an opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge).
  7. noun the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water.
  8. noun a person conceived as a consumer of food.
  9. noun a spokesperson (as a lawyer). — synonyms: mouthpiece
  10. noun an impudent or insolent rejoinder. — synonyms: sass, sassing, backtalk, back_talk, lip
  11. noun the opening of a jar or bottle.

Examples

  • “"Open your mouth and say 'aah'," directed the doctor.”
  • “The mouth of the river is a good place to go birdwatching in spring and autumn.”
  • “The mouth of a cave”

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