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mouth
[ noun mouth; verb mouth ]
noun
- Anatomy, Zoology.
- the opening through which an animal or human takes in food.
- the cavity containing the structures used in mastication.
- the structures enclosing or being within this cavity, considered as a whole.
- the masticating and tasting apparatus.
- a person or animal dependent on someone for sustenance:
another mouth to feed.
- the oral opening or cavity considered as the source of vocal utterance.
- utterance or expression:
to give mouth to one's thoughts.
Synonyms: ,
- talk, especially loud, empty, or boastful talk:
That man is all mouth.
- disrespectful talk or language; back talk; impudence.
- a grimace made with the lips.
- an opening leading out of or into any cavity or hollow place or thing:
the mouth of a cave; a bottle's mouth.
- the outfall at the lower end of a river or stream, where flowing water is discharged, as into a lake, sea, or ocean:
the mouth of the Nile.
- the opening between the jaws of a vise or the like.
- the lateral hole of an organ pipe.
- the lateral blowhole of a flute.
verb (used with object)
- to utter in a sonorous or pompous manner, or with excessive mouth movements:
to mouth a speech.
- to form (a word, sound, etc.) with the lips without actually making an utterance:
She silently mouthed her answer so as not to wake her napping child.
- to utter or pronounce softly and indistinctly; mumble:
Stop mouthing your words and speak up.
- to put or take into the mouth, as food.
- to press, rub, or chew at with the mouth or lips:
The dog mouthed the toys.
- to accustom (a horse) to the use of the bit and bridle.
verb (used without object)
- to speak sonorously and oratorically, or with excessive mouth movement.
- to grimace with the lips.
verb phrase
- Slang.
- to talk back; sass:
He mouthed off to his mother.
- to express one's opinions, objections, or the like in a forceful or uninhibited manner, especially in public.
mouth
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noun
- the opening through which many animals take in food and issue vocal sounds
- the system of organs surrounding this opening, including the lips, tongue, teeth, etc
- the visible part of the lips on the face oraloscular
- a person regarded as a consumer of food
four mouths to feed
- verbal expression (esp in the phrase give mouth to )
- a particular manner of speaking
a foul mouth
- informal.boastful, rude, or excessive talk
he is all mouth
- the point where a river issues into a sea or lake
- the opening of a container, such as a jar
- the opening of or place leading into a cave, tunnel, volcano, etc
- that part of the inner lip of a horse on which the bit acts, esp when specified as to sensitivity
a hard mouth
- music the narrow slit in an organ pipe
- the opening between the jaws of a vice or other gripping device
- a pout; grimace
- by word of mouthorally rather than by written means
- down in the mouth or down at the mouthin low spirits
- have a big mouth or open one's big mouth informal.to speak indiscreetly, loudly, or excessively
- keep one's mouth shutto keep a secret
- put one's money where one's mouth isto take appropriate action to support what one has said
- put words into someone's mouth
- to represent, often inaccurately, what someone has said
- to tell someone what to say
- run off at the mouth informal.to talk incessantly, esp about unimportant matters
verb
- to speak or say (something) insincerely, esp in public
- tr to form (words) with movements of the lips but without speaking
- tr to accustom (a horse) to wearing a bit
- tr to take (something) into the mouth or to move (something) around inside the mouth
- intrusually foll byat to make a grimace
Derived Forms
- mouther, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¾´Ç³Ü³Ù³óİù noun
- ³¾´Ç³Ü³Ù³ól±ð²õ²õ adjective
- ´Ç³Ü³Ùm´Ç³Ü³Ù³ó verb (used with object)
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of mouth1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of mouth1
Idioms and Phrases
- down in / at the mouth, Informal. dejected; depressed; disheartened:
Ever since he lost his job, he has been looking very down in the mouth.
- run off at the mouth, Informal. to talk incessantly or indiscreetly.
- talk out of both sides of one's mouth, to make contradictory or untruthful statements.
More idioms and phrases containing mouth
In addition to the idiom beginning with mouth , also see bad mouth ; big mouth ; butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth ; down in the dumps (mouth) ; foam at the mouth ; foot in one's mouth ; from the horse's mouth ; hand to mouth ; have one's heart in one's mouth ; keep one's mouth shut ; laugh out of the other side of one's mouth ; leave a bad taste in one's mouth ; look a gift horse in the mouth ; make one's mouth water ; melt in one's mouth ; not open one's mouth ; out of the mouths of babes ; put one's money where one's mouth is ; put words in someone's mouth ; run off at the mouth ; shoot off one's mouth ; take the bit in one's mouth ; take the bread out of someone's mouth ; take the words out of someone's mouth ; word of mouth .Example Sentences
In the days after Baby Callum's discovery, tests found wads of tissue paper had been inserted into his mouth and throat, confirming it was not likely to have been an accident.
Instead, Horvitz relies primarily on word of mouth for events, and will sometimes post to his personal Instagram a day or two before an event.
Medical evidence about how Callum died was inconclusive, but Justice Eady said it was likely he had been suffocated possibly when wads of tissue paper were inserted into his mouth and throat.
In March, the court heard he was seen with a balloon at his mouth.
"I'm still shocked that the word underdogs and UConn are coming out of your mouth at the same time."
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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