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mouth

UK/maʊð/ US/mʌʊθ/ very common slang
noun (8) verb (3)

noun

1.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

  • “he stuffed his mouth with candy”
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2.

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”
3.

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”
4.

the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water

  • “New York is at the mouth of the Hudson”
5.

a person conceived as a consumer of food

  • “he has four mouths to feed”
6.

a spokesperson (as a lawyer)

Synonyms
7.
8.

the opening of a jar or bottle

  • “the jar had a wide mouth”

verb

1.

express in speech

  • “She talks a lot of nonsense”
  • “This depressed patient does not verbalize”
Synonyms
2.

articulate silently; form words with the lips only

  • “She mouthed a swear word”
3.

touch with the mouth

Origin

From Middle English mouth, from Old English mūþ, from Proto-West Germanic *munþ, from Proto-Germanic *munþaz (“mouth”), from Proto-Indo-European *ment- (“to chew; jaw, mouth”).

Phrases

  • a closed mouth catches no flies
  • a closed mouth doesn't get fed
  • a closed mouth gathers no feet
  • adder mouth
  • adder's mouth
  • all mouth
  • all mouth and no pants
  • all mouth and pants
  • mouth the words

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