mouth

mouth

the human mouth and its contiguous structures

A. hard palate

B. lips

C. teeth

D. salivary glands

E. trachea

F. esophagus

G. soft palate

H. tongue

mouth

 (mouth)

n. pl. mouths (mouthz)

1.

a. The body opening through which an animal takes in food.

b. The cavity lying at the upper end of the digestive tract, bounded on the outside by the lips and inside by the oropharynx and containing in humans and certain other 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.

a. The part of the lips visible on the human face.

b. A pout, grimace, or similar expression: made a mouth when the teacher turned away.

3.

a. A person viewed as a consumer of food: has three mouths to feed at home.

b. A spokesperson; a mouthpiece: acts as the mouth of the organization.

4.

a. Utterance; voice: gave mouth to her doubts.

b. A tendency to talk excessively or unwisely: is known mainly for his mouth.

c. Impudent or vulgar talk: Watch your mouth.

5. An opening, especially:

a. The part of a stream or river that empties into a larger body of water.

b. The entrance to a harbor, canyon, valley, or cave.

c. The opening through which a container is filled or emptied.

d. The muzzle of a gun.

e. The opening between the jaws of a vise or other holding or gripping tool.

f. An opening in the pipe of an organ.

g. The opening in the mouthpiece of a flute across which the player blows.

v. (mouth) 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.

2. To take in or touch with the mouth: Small children tend to mouth their toys.

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.

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[Middle English, from Old English mūth; see men- in Indo-European roots.]

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mouth

n, pl mouths (maʊðz)

1. (Anatomy) the opening through which many animals take in food and issue vocal sounds

2. (Anatomy) the system of organs surrounding this opening, including the lips, tongue, teeth, etc

3. (Anatomy) the visible part of the lips on the face.

4. (Cookery) a person regarded as a consumer of food: four mouths to feed.

5. verbal expression (esp in the phrase give mouth to)

6. (Linguistics) a particular manner of speaking: a foul mouth.

7. informal boastful, rude, or excessive talk: he is all mouth.

8. (Physical Geography) the point where a river issues into a sea or lake

9. (Ceramics) the opening of a container, such as a jar

10. (Physical Geography) the opening of or place leading into a cave, tunnel, volcano, etc

11. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) that part of the inner lip of a horse on which the bit acts, esp when specified as to sensitivity: a hard mouth.

12. (Instruments) music the narrow slit in an organ pipe

13. (Mechanical Engineering) the opening between the jaws of a vice or other gripping device

14. a pout; grimace

15. (Linguistics) by word of mouth orally rather than by written means

16. down in the mouth down at the mouth in low spirits

17. have a big mouth open one's big mouth informal to speak indiscreetly, loudly, or excessively

18. keep one's mouth shut to keep a secret

19. put one's money where one's mouth is to take appropriate action to support what one has said

20. put words into someone's mouth

a. to represent, often inaccurately, what someone has said

b. to tell someone what to say

21. run off at the mouth informal to talk incessantly, esp about unimportant matters

vb

22. to speak or say (something) insincerely, esp in public

23. (tr) to form (words) with movements of the lips but without speaking

24. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (tr) to accustom (a horse) to wearing a bit

25. (Physiology) (tr) to take (something) into the mouth or to move (something) around inside the mouth

26. (usually foll by: at) to make a grimace

[Old English mūth; compare Old Norse muthr, Gothic munths, Dutch mond]

mouther n

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mouth

(n. maʊθ; v. maʊð)

n., pl. mouths (moutz)

1. the opening through which an animal takes in food.

2. a person or animal dependent on someone for sustenance: another mouth to feed.

3. the oral opening or cavity considered as the source of vocal utterance.

4. utterance or expression: to give mouth to one's thoughts.

5. talk, esp. loud, empty, or boastful talk.

6. disrespectful talk or language.

7. a grimace made with the lips.

8. an opening leading out of or into any cavity or hollow place or thing.

9. the outfall at the lower end of a river or stream, where flowing water is discharged, as into a larger body of water.

10. the opening between the jaws of a vise or the like.

11. the lateral hole of an organ pipe.

12. the lateral blowhole of a flute.

v.t.

13. to utter in a sonorous or pompous manner, or with excessive mouth movements.

14. to form (a word, sound, etc.) silently or indistinctly in one's mouth.

15. to put or take into the mouth, as food.

16. to press, rub, or chew at with the mouth or lips.

v.i.

17. to speak sonorously and oratorically, or with excessive mouth movement.

18. to grimace with the lips.

19. mouth off, Slang.

a. to talk back; sass.

b. to express one's opinions in a forceful or uninhibited manner.

Idioms:

down in or at the mouth, dejected.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English mūth; c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon mūth, mund, Old High German munt, Old Norse munnr, mūthr, Gothic munths]

mouth′er, n.

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Mouth

 

See Also: CHIN; CHEEK; MOUTH, OPEN/SHUT

1. Bare his teeth like a yawning tiger —Miles Gibson
2. Cruel red mouth like a venomous flower —Algernon Charles Swinburne
3. He had his mouth all prissed up when he talked, like a man acting in a play —Iris Murdoch
4. Her mouth glistened like a wound —Jerry Bumpus
5. Her mouth hung loose like a bright ribbon —R. V. Cassill
6. Her mouth is wide and red as strawberry pie —Rex Reed

   The mouth thus described belongs to actress Carol Channing.

7. Her mouth was as little suited for smiling as a frying-pan for musical purposes —Anatole France

   See Also: FACIAL EXPRESSION, SERIOUS

8. Her peevish mouth looked like a slit cut by a knife —Stefan Zweig
9. His mouth ran like a thin dark crease between them [chin and nose] —Jonathan Valin
10. His mouth turned down like he could see death —Richard Ford
11. His open mouth was like a dark hole in his beard —Ross Macdonald
12. A loose mouth … slack with usage, like rubber bands —William Faulkner
13. The mouth and ear are like a bow and a fiddle; when the ear is shut, the mouth is mute —Hayyim Nahman Bialik
14. Mouth as sweet as a ripe fig —Edith Wharton
15. Mouth broad as an airstrip —Loren D. Estleman
16. Mouth … framed in iron-gray fluffy hair, that looked like a chin-strap of cotton wool sprinkled with coal-dust —Joseph Conrad
17. Mouth … clamped like a spring and right as the mouth of a witch —Borden Deal
18. (A big, pink) mouth, curled down at one corner as if he habitually smoked a pipe —Lael Tucker Wertenbaker
19. A mouth drawn in like a miser’s purse —Emile Zola
20. Mouth … flabby like a toad’s —Christopher Isherwood
21. Mouth … like a large wet keyhole —Roald Dahl
22. Mouth like a fireplace —Ogden Nash
23. Mouth … like a fold of skin over a skull, without the life —Paul Horgan
24. A mouth like an air-raid trench —Jane Wagner
25. Mouth like an arrowhead wound —Jean Cocteau about Colette
26. Mouth … like a scarlet wound —W. Somerset Maugham
27. Mouth like a seam —Irvin S. Cobb
28. Mouth like a slit in the sidewalk —Anon
29. Mouth like the bottom of a parrot cage —David Niven
30. A mouth like the inside of a jelly doughnut —Peter De Vries
31. Mouth open like a funnel’s —Eudora Welty
32. Mouth pinched inward like a fist —Joyce Carol Oates
33. Mouth pursed up tight like a mushroom —Roald Dahl
34. Mouth … red and slightly swollen, as if somebody had been chewing on it —Ross Macdonald
35. Mouth … so wide-centred and deep-cornered, so cool and so warm, so lusciously crimson, that flaring out of the pallor of her face, it was like a blood-hot signal to the senses —Inez Haynes Irwin
36. Mouths like donuts —F. D. Reeve
37. Mouths like wet velvet —Angela Carter
38. Mouth … so thin that the lips seemed to hook together, like the catch of a child’s purse —Frank Tuohy
39. Mouths pink as watermelon —May Sarton
40. A mouth that stretches from ear to ear when he laughs, like a mouth on a cat piggy bank —Francois Maspero
41. Mouth that was like a salmon’s mouth —Roald Dahl
42. Mouth thin and straight, like a cut in his face —Honore de Balzac
43. Mouth tight as a corset string on the preacher’s wife —Harold Adams
44. Mouth tugged down on one side like a dead man’s —John Updike
45. Mouth twisted like an epileptic’s —Isaac Bashevis Singer
46. The old mouth closed like a zip —Julia O’Faolain
47. A quibbling mouth that would have snapped verbal errors like a lizard catching flies —Edith Wharton
48. A wide and expressionless mouth like the juncture of a casserole dish with its lid —Thomas McGuane

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mouth

Past participle: mouthed
Gerund: mouthing

Imperative

mouth

mouth

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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" 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, 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" gulp - utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly; "He gulped for help after choking on a big piece of meat" sing - produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well" jabber, mouth off, rabbit on, rant, rave, spout - talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
	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) She clamped her hand against her mouth.

2. entrance, opening, gateway, cavity, door, aperture, crevice, orifice the mouth of the tunnel

3. opening, lip, rim a lit candle stuck in the bottle's mouth

4. inlet, outlet, estuary, firth, outfall, debouchment the mouth of the river

5. (Informal) boasting, gas (informal), bragging, hot air (slang), braggadocio, idle talk, empty talk She is all mouth and no talent.

verb

1. utter, say, speak, voice, express, pronounce, articulate, enunciate, verbalize, vocalize, say insincerely, say for form's sake I mouthed some sympathetic platitudes.

keep your mouth shut say nothing, keep quiet, keep mum (informal), not tell a soul, keep something under your hat You'd do well to keep your mouth shut about it.

mouth off (Informal) rant, rave, spout, sound off, declaim, jabber He received a yellow card for mouthing off to the referee.

Related words
adjectives oral, oscular, stomatic

Proverbs
"A shut mouth catches no flies"

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mouth

noun

1. The opening in the body through which food is ingested:

Slang: gob, puss, trap.

2. A facial contortion indicating displeasure, disgust, or pain:

face, grimace, moue, pout.

Informal: mug.

3. A person who speaks on behalf of another or others:

speaker, spokesman, spokesperson, spokeswoman.

Informal: mouthpiece.

4. An open space allowing passage:

aperture, hole, opening, orifice, outlet, vent.

verb

1. To speak in a loud, pompous, or prolonged manner:

declaim, harangue, perorate, rant, rave.

2. To contort one's face to indicate displeasure, disgust, or pain, for example:

grimace, mug.

Idioms: make a face, make faces.

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Translations

فَمفَمٌمَصَب

ústaústínehlasně mluvitotvor

mundmundingåbningindgang

MundMaul

στόμαστόμιο

bocadesembocaduraentradapicodecir con los labios

suu

دهان

suu

bouchegueuleembouchuregouffregoulot

ušćeusta

száj

munnurmynda orî meî vörunummynniop

boccafoceimboccaturaingressoparlare senza farsi sentire

口

입

burnaįplaukakakleliskąsniskiek burnoj telpa

atvereietekakaklsmuterunāt bez skaņas

mond

munnmunningflaskeåpningforme ord med leppene

usta

bocaentradafozorifício

gură

ротпасть

ústavyslovovať len ústami

ustaustje

mun

ปาก

ağızdudak hareketleriyle söylemekgiriş

miệngmồm

动嘴唇不出声地说口喃喃地说嘴巴进出口

mouth

[maʊθ]

A. N (mouths (pl)) [maʊðz] (Anat) → boca f; [of bottle] → boca f, abertura f; [of cave] → entrada f; [of river] → desembocadura f; [of channel] → embocadero m; [of wind instrument] → boquilla f
to foam or froth at the mouth → espumajear
to open one's mouth (lit, fig) → abrir la boca
he never opened his mouth at the meeting → en la reunión no abrió la boca
she didn't dare to open her mouth → no se atrevió a decir ni pío
he's all mouth and (no) trousers (Brit) → se le va (toda) la fuerza por la boca, es un fanfarrón or un fantasma
to be down in the mouth → estar deprimido
to shoot one's mouth off → hablar más de la cuenta
to keep one's mouth shut → callarse, no decir ni esta boca es mía
shut your mouth! → ¡cállate ya!
to stop sb's mouth → hacer callar a algn
watch your mouth! → ¡cuidadito con lo que dices!
to put words into sb's mouth → poner palabras en boca de algn
see also big A6

B. [maʊð] VT (insincerely) → soltar; (affectedly) → pronunciar con afectación, articular con rimbombancia
"go away!" she mouthed → -¡vete de aquí! -dijo moviendo mudamente los labios

C. [maʊθ] CPD mouth organ N (esp Brit) → armónica f

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mouth

[ˈmaʊθ] [mouths] [maʊðz] (pl)

n [person] → bouche f
to keep one's mouth shut (= keep quiet) → ne rien dire
to open one's mouth (= speak)
I hardly dared open my mouth → J'osais à peine parler.
to have mouths to feed
She's got four mouths to feed → Elle à quatre bouches à nourrir.
to have a loud mouth → être une grande gueule

[dog, cat] → gueule f

[river] → embouchure f

[cave] → entrée f

[ˈmaʊð] vt

(= form words without making a sound)
I mouthed a goodbye → j'articulai un "au revoir" silencieux.

(insincerely) [+ platitudes] → débiter; [+ values] → professer

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mouth

n (of person) → Mund m; (of animal) → Maul nt; (of bird) → Rachen m; (of bottle, cave, vice etc) → Öffnung f; (of river) → Mündung f; (of harbour) → Einfahrt f; to be down in the mouth (inf) → deprimiert or niedergeschlagen sein; to keep one’s (big) mouth shut (about something) (inf) (→ über etw acc) → den Mund or die Klappe (inf) → halten; me and my big mouth! (inf) → ich konnte wieder nicht den Mund or die Klappe (inf) → halten; he’s all mouth and (no) trousers (Brit inf) → große Klappe, nichts dahinter (inf); to have a foul mouth → ein grobes or ungewaschenes Maul haben (inf); watch your mouth! → pass auf, was du sagst; to speak or talk out of both sides of one’s mouth (US) → mit doppelter or gespaltener Zunge sprechen; he has three mouths to feed → er hat drei Mäuler zu ernähren or stopfen (inf) ? word

vt (= say affectedly) → (über)deutlich artikulieren; (= articulate soundlessly) → mit Lippensprache sagen

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mouth

in cpds → Mund-;

mouth guard

n → Mundschutz m

mouth organ

n → Mundharmonika f

mouthpiece

n → Mundstück nt; (of telephone) → Sprechmuschel f; (fig: = spokesman, publication) → Sprachrohr nt

mouth-to-mouth

adj mouth resuscitation → Mund-zu-Mund-Beatmung f

mouthwash

n → Mundwasser nt

mouthwatering

adj → lecker; (fig) prospect, car etc → verlockend; that smells/looks really mouth → da läuft einem ja das Wasser im Mund(e) zusammen!; a mouth sum → ein hübsches Sümmchen (inf); to look mouth (boy, girl) → appetitlich aussehen

mouthwateringly

adv → appetitlich

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mouth

[n maʊθ; vb maʊð]

1. n (mouths (pl)) [maʊðz] (gen) → bocca; (of cave) → imboccatura, imbocco; (of river) → foce f, bocca; (opening) → orifizio
to keep one's mouth shut (fig) → tener la bocca chiusa
shut your mouth! → ma sta' un po' zitto!

2. vt (insincerely) → blaterare; (soundlessly) → esprimere col semplice movimento delle labbra

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

mouth

(mauθ) – plural mouths (mauðz) – noun

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? mond فَم уста boca ústa der Mund mund στόμαboca suu دهان suu boucheפה मुंह usta, gubica száj mulut munnur bocca 口 입 burna mute mulut mondmunnusta, pysk, paszcza خوله boca gură рот ústa usta usta mun ปาก ağız 口 рот; уста منہ، دہانہ miệng 口

2. the opening or entrance eg of a bottle, river etc. the mouth of the harbour. mond مَصَب гърло entrada ústí, otvor die Ein-, Ausfahrt åbning; munding; indgang στόμιοdesembocadura, boca, entrada suu, suue دهانه suu goulot, embouchureפתח मुहाना grlo száj; torkolat mulut mynni collo; foce 出入口 강어귀 žiotys, kaklelis, anga, įplauka atvere; (pudeles) kakls ; (upes) ieteka pintu masuk mondåpning, munningwylot, ujście خوله entrada gură, deschi­zătură горлышко; устье; вход ústie; otvor ustje otvor mynning, öppning, hål ปากทาง ağız, giriş 出入口，開口 шийка; гирло کسی چیز کا دہانہ، کھلا سرا cửa (hang, sông...) 进出口

verb (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 praat يُحَرِّكُ شَفَتَيْهِ بالكَلام دون أن يُسْمِعَ صَوتا говоря с устни без звук sussurrar nehlasně mluvit lautlos Worte formen udtale stumt προφέρω με τα χείλη χωρίς ήχο decir con los labios hääletult sõnu vormima گفتنن muodostaa huulillaan former des mots avec les lèvres sans émettre de son לוֹמָר בִּתנוּעוֹת שְפָתַיים बिना कुछ बोले होंट हिलाना micati usnama hang nélkül„beszél” menggerakkan mulut mynda orð með vörunum (dire qualcosa muovendo le labbra, ma senza emettere suoni) 唇の動きで言う …을 소리내지 않고 입으로만 말하다 tyliai (iš)tarti, (su)vapėti runāt bez skaņas menggerakkan mulut geluidloos woorden vormen forme ord med leppene mówić bezgłośnie ویل dizer baixinho a mima беззвучно шевелить губами vyslovovať len ústami izgovarjati brez glasu, momljati otvoriti usta bez glasa forma [ljudlöst] med läpparna บุ้ยใบ้ dudak hareketleriyle söylemek 動口但不出聲 промовляти слова беззвучно منہ سے کہنا nói to 动嘴唇不出声地说，喃喃地说

ˈmouthful noun

as much as fills the mouth. a mouthful of soup; He ate the cake in two mouthfuls. mondvol مِلْء الفَم хапка bocado lok, sousto Mundvoll mundfuld μπουκιάbocado, trago suutäis دهن پر suuntäysi gorgée, bouchée כָּמוּת גְדוֹלָה कौर, ग्रास puna usta egy falás (étel) suapan munnfylli boccata, boccone 一口 한 입 가득 gurkšnis, kąsnis, kiek burnoj telpa malks; kumoss suapan hapmunnfullłyk, kęs ډکه خوله bocado gură, îmbucătură полный рот plné ústa; hlt zalogaj puna usta munfull, munsbit, tugga เต็มปาก ağız dolusu 滿口 ковток; повний рот منہ بھر مقدار miếng đầy mồm 满口

ˈmouth-organ noun

a small musical instrument played by blowing or sucking air through its metal pipes. bekfluit هَرْمونيكا: آله موسيقِيَّه хармоника harmônica foukací harmonika die Mundharmonika mundharmonika φυσαρμόνικαarmónica suupill ساز دهنی huuliharppu harmonica מַפּוּחית פֶּה मुंह का बाजा usna harmonika szájharmonika harmonika munnharpa armonica a bocca ハーモニカ 하모니카 lūpinė armonikėlė mutes harmonikas harmonika mondharmonicamunnspillharmonijka ustna د خوله غږ harmónica muzicuţă губная гармоника fúkacia harmonika orglice usna harmonika munspel หีบเพลงปาก ağız mızıkası, armonika 口琴 губна гармошка ہارمونکا، منہ سے بجانے والا آلہ kèn ácmônica 口琴

ˈmouthpiece noun

1. the piece of a musical instrument etc which is held in the mouth. the mouthpiece of a horn. mondstuk مَبْسِم: ذلِكَ الجُزء من الآلة الموسيقيَّه الذي يوضَع في الفَم част от муз.инструмент която се държи в устата bocal náústek das Mundstück mundstykke επιστόμιοboquilla huulik ابزار موسیقی suukappale bec, embouchureפייה मुखिका pisak fúvóka bagian yang ditiup pada alat musik munnstykki imboccatura, bocchino 吹口 (악기 등의) 입에 대는 부분 pūstukas iemutis bahagian alat muzik yang ditiup mondstukmunnstykkeustnik د ساږ سامان bocal muştiuc мундштук náustok ustnik pisak munstycke (เครื่องดนตรี, กล้องยาสูบ) ส่วนที่ใช้ปากเป่าหรือคาบ ağızlık (樂器的)吹口 мундштук ساز کو منہ سے پھونکنے والا سرا، دہانہ miệng (kèn, sáo, còi...) （乐器的）吹口

2. the part of a telephone etc into which one speaks. mondstuk سَمّاعَة التلفون التي نتكلَّم منها микрофон bocal mluvítko die Sprechmuschel telefonrør μικρόφωνο ακουστικού τηλεφώνου micrófono mikrofon بلند گوی تلفن luuri microphoneפומית टेलीफोन का हिस्सा telefonska slušalica beszélő corong munnstykki; hljóðnemi microfono 送話口 (전화기) 송화구 mikrofonas mikrofons corong hoorntelefonrørmikrofon د تلیفون ګوشی bocal microfon микрофон mikrofón (telefónneho prístroja) mikrofon deo slušalice gde se govori mikrofon ส่วนของโทรศัพท์ที่ใช้พูด ahize (電話)話筒 мікрофон ٹیلیفون کا چونگا ống nói (điện thoại) 话筒

ˈmouthwash noun

an antiseptic liquid used for cleaning out the mouth. mondspoel غَسول للفَم،مُنَظِّف الأسْنان течност за почистване на уста desinfetante oral ústní voda das Mundwasser mundvask στοματικό διάλυμαenjuague bucal suuloputusvesi دهان شویه suuvesi gargarisme מֵי-פֶּה मुंह धोने का तरल voda za usta szájvíz bahan kumur munnskol collutorio うがい薬 구강 세정제 skystis burnai skalauti šķidrums mutes skalošanai cecair kumur mondspoelingmunnvann płyn do płukania ust د غاښو کریم desinfectante oral apă de gură рта ústna voda ustna voda tečnost za ispiranje usta munvatten น้ำยาล้างปาก gargara 漱口水 рідина для полоскання рота منہ کی مہک کے لیے کلی کرنے کا سیال مرکب thuốc sát trùng miệng 漱口水，洗口药

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mouth

→ فَمٌ ústa mund Mund στόμα boca suu bouche usta bocca 口 입 mond munn usta boca рот mun ปาก ağız miệng 嘴巴

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

mouth

n. boca.

1. cavidad bucal;

2. abertura de cualquier cavidad;

by ___ → por vía bucal;

open your ___ → abra, abre la boca.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

mouth

n boca; by — por vía oral (form), por la boca; mouth-to-mouth boca a boca

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