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mouth  (mouth) n. pl. mouths (mouz) 1. a. The body opening through which an animal takes in food. b. The cavity lying at the upper end of the alimentary canal, bounded on the outside by the lips and inside by the oropharynx and containing in higher vertebrates the tongue, gums, and teeth. c. This cavity regarded as the source of sounds and speech. d. The opening to any cavity or canal in an organ or a bodily part. 2. The part of the lips visible on the human face. 3. A person viewed as a consumer of food: has three mouths to feed at home. 4. A pout, grimace, or similar expression. 5. a. Utterance; voice: gave mouth to her doubts. b. A tendency to talk excessively or unwisely. c. Impudent or vulgar talk: Watch your mouth. 6. A spokesperson: a mouthpiece. 7. A natural opening, as the part of a stream or river that empties into a larger body of water or the entrance to a harbor, canyon, valley, or cave. 8. The opening through which a container is filled or emptied. 9. The opening between the jaws of a vise or other holding or gripping tool. 10. Music a. An opening in the pipe of an organ. b. The opening in the mouthpiece of a flute across which the player blows. v. (mou) mouthed, mouth·ing, mouths v.tr. 1. To speak or pronounce, especially: a. To declare in a pompous manner; declaim: mouthing his opinions of the candidates. b. To utter without conviction or understanding: mouthing empty compliments. c. To form soundlessly: I mouthed the words as the others sang. d. To utter indistinctly; mumble. 2. To take or move around in the mouth. v.intr. 1. To orate affectedly; declaim. 2. To grimace. Phrasal Verb: mouth off Slang 1. To express one's opinions or complaints in a loud, indiscreet manner. 2. To speak impudently; talk back. Idiom: down in/at the mouth Discouraged; sad; dejected. [Middle English, from Old English mth; see men-2 in Indo-European roots.]

mouth A. hard palate B. lips C. teeth D. salivary glands E. trachea F. esophagus G. soft palate H. tongue

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mouth

Noun

pl mouths

1. the opening through which many animals take in food and issue sounds

2. the visible part of the mouth; lips

3. a person regarded as a consumer of food: three mouths to feed

4. a particular manner of speaking: a foul mouth

5. Informal boastful, rude, or excessive talk: she is all mouth

6. the point where a river issues into a sea or lake

7. an opening, such as that of a bottle, tunnel, or gun

8. down in the mouth in low spirits

Verb

1. to form words with movements of the lips but without speaking

2. to speak or say something insincerely, esp. in public: ministers mouthing platitudes [Old English mūth]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mouth - the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge; "he stuffed his mouth with candy" oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris teeth, dentition - the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal glossa, lingua, tongue, clapper - a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity mouth - 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" cakehole, maw, yap, gob, trap, hole - informal terms for the mouth buccal cavity - the cavity between the jaws and the cheeks gingiva, gum - the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth palate, roof of the mouth - the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities salivary gland - any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion rima - a narrow elongated opening or fissure between two symmetrical parts
	2.	mouth - 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" cytostome - mouth of a protozoan beak, neb, nib, pecker, bill - horny projecting mouth of a bird beak - beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles) orifice, porta, opening - an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart" mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris - the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge; "he stuffed his mouth with candy" lip - either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking arteria lingualis, lingual artery - an artery originating from the external carotid artery and supplying the under side of the tongue lingual vein, vena lingualis - a vein that receives blood from the tongue and the floor of the mouth and empties into the internal jugular or the facial vein face, human face - the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news"
	3.	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" opening, gap - an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall"
	4.	mouth - the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water; "New York is at the mouth of the Hudson" geological formation, formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth
	5.	mouth - a person conceived as a consumer of food; "he has four mouths to feed" eater, feeder - someone who consumes food for nourishment
	6.	mouth - a spokesperson (as a lawyer) mouthpiece colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech spokesperson, representative, interpreter, voice - an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"
	7.	mouth - an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass" back talk, backtalk, sass, sassing, lip comeback, rejoinder, retort, riposte, replication, counter, return - a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"
	8.	mouth - the opening of a jar or bottle; "the jar had a wide mouth" bottle - a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped jar - a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles opening - a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door"
Verb	1.	mouth - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter read - look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon" communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" phonate, vocalise, vocalize - utter speech sounds troll - speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice begin - begin to speak or say; "Now listen, friends," he began lip off, shoot one's mouth off - speak spontaneously and without restraint; "She always shoots her mouth off and says things she later regrets" shout - utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking); "My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout" whisper - speak softly; in a low voice peep - speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice speak up - speak louder; raise one's voice; "The audience asked the lecturer to please speak up" snap, snarl - utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; "The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us" enthuse - utter with enthusiasm speak in tongues - speak unintelligibly in or as if in religious ecstasy; "The parishioners spoke in tongues" swallow - utter indistinctly; "She swallowed the last words of her speech" verbalise, verbalize - be verbose; "This lawyer verbalizes and is rather tedious" verbalise, verbalize - be verbose; "This lawyer verbalizes and is rather tedious" whiff - utter with a puff of air; "whiff out a prayer" talk of, talk about - discuss or mention; "They spoke of many things" blubber out, blubber - utter while crying drone on, drone - talk in a monotonous voice stammer, stutter, bumble, falter - speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room" rasp - utter in a grating voice blunder out, blurt, blurt out, ejaculate, blunder - utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas" inflect, modulate, tone - vary the pitch of one's speech deliver, present - deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students" generalise, generalize - speak or write in generalities blabber, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, gabble, gibber, blab, clack, maunder, chatter - speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly chatter - make noise as if chattering away; "The magpies were chattering in the trees" rattle on, yack, yack away, yap away, jaw - talk incessantly and tiresomely open up - talk freely and without inhibition snivel, whine - talk in a tearful manner murmur - speak softly or indistinctly; "She murmured softly to the baby in her arms" mumble, mussitate, mutter, maunder - talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice slur - utter indistinctly bark - speak in an unfriendly tone; "She barked into the dictaphone" bay - utter in deep prolonged tones jabber, mouth off, rabbit on, rant, rave, spout - talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner siss, sizz, hiss, sibilate - express or utter with a hiss cackle - talk or utter in a cackling manner; "The women cackled when they saw the movie star step out of the limousine" babble - utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way; "The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention" intone, tone, chant - utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again"
	2.	mouth - articulate silently; form words with the lips only; "She mouthed a swear word" dissemble, feign, pretend, sham, affect - make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache" lip-sync, lip-synch - move the lips in synchronization (with recorded speech or song)
	3.	mouth - touch with the mouth touch - make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband"

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mouth

noun 1. lips, trap (slang) chops (slang) jaws, gob (slang), esp. Brit. maw, yap (slang) cakehole Brit. (slang)

noun 2. entrance, opening, gateway, cavity, door, aperture, crevice, orifice

noun 3. opening, lip, rim

noun 4. inlet, outlet, estuary, firth, outfall, debouchment

noun 5. (Informal) boasting, gas (informal) bragging, hot air (slang) braggadocio, idle talk, empty talk >> adjectives oral, oscular

Translations

mouth [mouths] [mauθ, -ðz] n → boca; [of river] → desembocadura

mouth [mauθ] pl [mauðz]

n → bouche f [of dog, cat]; gueule f [of river]; embouchure f [of hole, cave]; ouverture f [of bottle]; goulot m (= opening); orifice m

mouth [mauθ] [mouths , pl ] n → Mund m;

(of cave, hole, bottle) → Öffnung f;

(of river) → Mündung f

mouth [pl mouths] [mauθ,-ðz] n → bocca; [of river] → bocca, foce f (= opening); orifizio

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mouth

n mouth [mauθ]

1 the opening in the head by which a human or animal eats and speaks or makes noises What has the baby got in its mouth?mondفَمустаústamundder Mundστόμαbocasuuدهانsuuboucheפֶּהमुंहusta, gubicaszájmulutmunnurbocca口입burnamutemulutmondmunnusta, pysk, paszczabocagurăротústaustaustamunปากağız口рот; устаمنہ، دہانہmiệng口

2 the opening or entrance eg of a bottle, river etc the mouth of the harbour.mondمَصَبгърлоústí, otvoråbning; munding; indgangdie Ein-, Ausfahrtστόμιοdesembocadura, boca, entradasuu, suueدهانهsuugoulot, embouchureפֶּתָחमुहानाgrloszáj; torkolatmulutmynnicollo; foce出入口구멍, 입구žiotys, kaklelis, anga, įplaukaatvere; (pudeles) kakls ; (upes) ietekapintu masukmond(flaske)åpning, (elve)munningwylot, ujścieentradagură, deschi­zăturăгорлышко; устье; входústie; otvorustjeotvormynning, öppning, hålปากทางağız, giriş進出，開口шийка; гирлоکسی چیز کا دہانہ، کھلا سراcửa (hang, sông...)进出口

v [mauð]

to move the lips as if forming (words), but without making any sound He mouthed the words to me so that no-one could overhear.gemaak praatيُحَرِّكُ شَفَتَيْهِ بالكَلام دون أن يُسْمِعَ صَوتاговоря с устни без звукnehlasně mluvitudtale stumtlautlos Worte formenπροφέρω με τα χείλη χωρίς ήχοdecir con los labioshääletult sõnu vormimaگفتننmuodostaa huulillaanformer des mots avec les lèvres sans émettre de sonלוֹמָר בִּתנוּעוֹת שְפָתַייםबिना कुछ बोले होंट हिलानाmicati usnamahang nélkül„beszél”menggerakkan mulutmynda orð með vörunum(dire qualcosa muovendo le labbra, ma senza emettere suoni)唇の動きで言う입만 뻥긋하다tyliai (iš)tarti, (su)vapėtirunāt bez skaņasmenggerakkan mulutgeluidloos woorden vormenforme ord med leppenemówić bezgłośniedizer baixinhoa mimaбеззвучно шевелить губамиvyslovovať len ústamiizgovarjati brez glasu, momljatiotvoriti usta bez glasaforma [] med läpparnaพูดdudak hareketleriyle söylemek含糊地說промовляти слова беззвучноمنہ سے کہناnói to含糊地说

n ˈmouthful

as much as fills the mouth a mouthful of soup; He ate the cake in two mouthfuls.mondvolمِلْء الفَمхапкаlok, soustomundfuldMundvollμπουκιάbocado, tragosuutäisدهن پرsuuntäysigorgée, bouchéeכָּמוּת גְדוֹלָהकौर, ग्रासpuna ustaegy falás (étel)suapanmunnfylliboccata, boccone一口한 입 가득한 분량gurkšnis, kąsnis, kiek burnoj telpamalks; kumosssuapanhapmunnfullłyk, kęsbocadogură, îmbucăturăполный ротplné ústa; hltzalogajpuna ustamunfull, munsbit, tuggaเต็มปากağız dolusu滿口ковток; повний ротمنہ بھر مقدارmiếng đầy mồm满口

n ˈmouth-organ

a small musical instrument played by blowing or sucking air through its metal pipes. bekfluitهَرْمونيكا: آله موسيقِيَّهхармоникаfoukací harmonikamundharmonikadie Mundharmonikaφυσαρμόνικαarmónicasuupillساز دهنیhuuliharppuharmonicaמַפּוּחית פֶּהमुंह का बाजाusna harmonikaszájharmonikaharmonikamunnharpaarmonica a boccaハーモニカ하모니카lūpinė armonikėlėmutes harmonikasharmonikamondharmonikamunnspillharmonijka ustnaharmónicamuzicuţăгубная гармоникаfúkacia harmonikaorgliceusna harmonikamunspelหีบเพลงปากağız mızıkası, armonika口琴губна гармошкаہارمونکا، منہ سے بجانے والا آلہkèn ácmônica口琴

n ˈmouthpiece

1 the piece of a musical instrument etc which is held in the mouth the mouthpiece of a horn.mondstukمَبْسِم: ذلِكَ الجُزء من الآلة الموسيقيَّه الذي يوضَع في الفَمчаст от муз.инструмент която се държи в устатаnáústekmundstykkedas Mundstückεπιστόμιοboquillahuulikابزار موسیقیsuukappalebec, embouchureפִּייָהमुखिकाpisakfúvókabagian yang ditiup pada alat musikmunnstykkiimboccatura, bocchino吹口부는 부분pūstukasiemutisbahagian alat muzik yang ditiupmondstukmunnstykkeustnikbocalmuştiucмундштукnáustokustnikpisakmunstycke(เครื่องดนตรี, กล้องยาสูบ) ส่วนที่ใช้ปากเป่าหรือคาบağızlık(樂器的)吹口мундштукساز کو منہ سے پھونکنے والا سرا، دہانہmiệng (kèn, sáo, còi...)（乐器的）吹口

2 the part of a telephone etc into which one speaks. mondstukسَمّاعَة التلفون التي نتكلَّم منهاмикрофонmluvítkotelefonrørdie Sprechmuschelμικρόφωνο ακουστικού τηλεφώνουmicrófonomikrofonبلند گوی تلفنmikrofonimicrophoneפּוּמִיתटेलीफोन का हिस्साtelefonska slušalicabeszélőcorongmunnstykki; hljóðnemimicrofono送話口송화구mikrofonasmikrofonscoronghoorntelefonrørmikrofonbocalmicrofonмикрофонmikrofón (telefónneho prístroja)mikrofondeo slušalice gde se govorimikrofonหูฟังโทรศัพท์ahize(電話)話筒мікрофонٹیلیفون کا چونگاống nói (điện thoại)口承话筒

n ˈmouthwash

an antiseptic liquid used for cleaning out the mouth. mondspoelغَسول للفَم،مُنَظِّف الأسْنانтечност за почистване на устаústní vodamundvaskdas Mundwasserστοματικό διάλυμαenjuague bucalsuuloputusvesiدهان شویهsuuvesigargarismeמֵי-פֶּהमुंह धोने का तरलvoda za ustaszájvízbahan kumurmunnskolcollutorioうがい薬양치용 용액skystis burnai skalautišķidrums mutes skalošanaicecair kumurmondspoelingmunnvannpłyn do płukania ustdesinfectante oralapă de gurăртаústna vodaustna vodatečnost za ispiranje ustamunvattenน้ำยาป้วนปากgargara漱口劑рідина для полоскання ротаمنہ کی مہک کے لیے کلی کرنے کا سیال مرکبthuốc sát trùng miệng漱口水，洗口药