mouth in English dictionary

  • mouth

    Meanings and definitions of "mouth"

    • (anatomy) The opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
    • The end of a river out of which water flows.
    • An outlet, aperture or orifice.
    • (slang) A loud or overly talkative person.
    • (transitive) To speak about something.
    • (transitive) To make the actions of speech, without producing sound.
    • (transitive) To pick up or handle with the lips or mouth, but not chew or swallow.
    • noun
      (anatomy)
      The opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
    • noun
      The end of a river out of which water flows into a sea or other large body of water.
    • noun
      An outlet, aperture or orifice.
    • noun
      (slang)
      A loud or overly talkative person.
    • noun
      (saddlery)
      The crosspiece of a bridle bit, which enters the mouth of an animal.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      A principal speaker; one who utters the common opinion; a mouthpiece.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      Cry; voice.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      Speech; language; testimony.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      A wry face; a grimace; a mow.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To speak; to utter.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To make the actions of speech, without producing sound.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To pick up or handle with the lips or mouth, but not chew or swallow.
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      To take into the mouth; to seize or grind with the mouth or teeth; to chew; to devour.
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      To form or cleanse with the mouth; to lick, as a bear licks her cub.
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      To make mouths at.
    • an outlet, aperture or orifice
    • the end of a river out of which water flows
    • Opening in the lower half of a human face which is used for food ingestion and articulation.
    • mouth (of a river)
    • What humans use for speaking.
    • the opening of an animal through which food is ingested
    • noun
      an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass"
    • noun
      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"
    • noun
      a person conceived as a consumer of food; "he has four mouths to feed"
    • noun
      a spokesperson (as a lawyer)
    • noun
      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"
    • noun
      the opening of a jar or bottle; "the jar had a wide mouth"
    • noun
      the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge; "he stuffed his mouth with candy"
    • noun
      the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water; "New York is at the mouth of the Hudson"
    • verb
      articulate silently; form words with the lips only; "She mouthed a swear word"
    • verb
      express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
    • verb
      touch with the mouth

    Synonyms of "mouth" in English dictionary

    speak up, mouth off, lip are the top synonyms of "mouth" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of mouth

    • lp  liczba pojedyncza mouth; lm  liczba mnoga mouths
    • mouth ( plural  mouths)
    • mouth ( third-person singular simple present mouths, present participle mouthing, simple past and past participle mouthed)
    • mouth (plural mouths)
    • mouth (third-person singular simple present mouths, present participle mouthing, simple past and past participle mouthed)
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