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| mouth [ mowth ] |
noun (plural mouths [ mowz ]) |
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1. food and voice organ: in people and animals, the opening in the head and its surrounding lips, gums, tongue, and teeth, through which food is taken in and through which sounds come out
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2. part of face: the part of the mouth visible to others, including the lips and the opening between them
  She kissed him on the mouth.
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3. speech organ: the mouth regarded as the organ of speech
You wouldn't believe some of the things that came out of his mouth.
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4. way of speaking: a way of using language that other people think is inappropriate or offensive
a foul mouth
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5. water junction: the place where a stream or river enters a sea or lake
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6. opening in the ground: an opening to a cave, tunnel, mineshaft, or volcano
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7. opening in container: the opening of a container such as a jar, tube, or bottle
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8. opening between parts of tool: the opening between the two sides of a device that can be closed to hold something, e.g. in a vice or clamp
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9. music opening in pipe: the slit in the pipe of a pipe organ
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10. music opening in flute: the hole in a flute that the player blows into
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11. rude answers: impudent challenging speech in response to a question or order
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All I got from them was a lot of mouth.
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12. grimace: a facial expression that shows displeasure, distaste, or sulkiness
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dated
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She made a mouth at him and quickly turned away.
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transitive verb (past and past participle mouthed, present participle mouth·ing, 3rd person present singular mouths) |
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1. say something insincerely: to speak or say something in a loud, affected, or insincere way
How can you get up there and mouth such clichés?
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2. form words silently: to form words with the tongue and lips without making a sound, usually in order to avoid being heard or to pretend to speak or sing something
She mouthed a warning to the girl opposite as the teacher entered the room.
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3. mumble something: to say something in an indistinct way
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4. put something in mouth: to put and hold something in the mouth as babies and young animals do
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5. caress something with mouth: to touch or caress something with the mouth
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6. U.K. accustom horse to bit and bridle: to train a horse to get used to a bit and bridle
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| [ Old English mūþ< Indo-European, "to project"] |
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a mouth to feed somebody who must be provided for, especially fed
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be all mouth to boast about doing something but never actually do it (informal)
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down in the mouth looking sad or gloomy (informal)
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foam at the mouth to produce foam from the mouth as a result of exertion, illness, or anger
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give mouth to something to express something in speech or writing (formal)
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