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Meaning of 'mouth'
Meaning of 'mouth' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Mouth 
[ n.]
- The opening through which an animal receives food; the
aperture between the jaws or between the lips; also, the cavity,
containing the tongue and teeth, between the lips and the pharynx; the
buccal cavity. [ n.]- An opening affording entrance or exit; orifice; aperture;
- The opening of a vessel by which it is filled or emptied, charged or discharged; as, the mouth of a jar or pitcher; the mouth of the lacteal vessels, etc.
- The opening or entrance of any cavity, as a cave, pit, well, or den.
- The opening of a piece of ordnance, through which it is discharged.
- The opening through which the waters of a river or any stream are discharged.
- The entrance into a harbor.
- The crosspiece of a bridle bit, which enters the mouth of an animal.
- A principal speaker; one who utters the common opinion; a mouthpiece.
- Cry; voice.
- Speech; language; testimony.
- A wry face; a grimace; a mow.
2. Mouth [ v. i.]
- To speak with a full, round, or loud, affected voice; to
vociferate; to rant. [ v. i.]- To put mouth to mouth; to kiss.
- To make grimaces, esp. in ridicule or contempt.
3. Mouth [ v. t.]
- To take into the mouth; to seize or grind with the mouth
or teeth; to chew; to devour. [ v. t.]- To utter with a voice affectedly big or swelling; to speak in a strained or unnaturally sonorous manner.
- To form or cleanse with the mouth; to lick, as a bear her cub.
- To make mouths at.
Meaning of 'mouth' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. mouth [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- an impudent or insolent rejoinder
- an impudent or insolent rejoinder
Example in sentence:
- don't give me any of your sass
Meaning (2):
- a person conceived as a consumer of food
- a person conceived as a consumer of food
Example in sentence:
- he has four mouths to feed
Meaning (3):
- an opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge)
- an opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge)
Example in sentence:
- he rode into the mouth of the canyon;
- they built a fire at the mouth of the cave
Meaning (4):
- the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
- the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
Example in sentence:
- he stuffed his mouth with candy
Meaning (5):
- the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water
- the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water
Example in sentence:
- New York is at the mouth of the Hudson
Meaning (6):
- the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening
- the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening
Example in sentence:
- she wiped lipstick from her mouth
Meaning (7):
- the opening of a jar or bottle
- the opening of a jar or bottle
Example in sentence:
- the jar had a wide mouth
2. mouth [ v]
[ v]Meaning (8):
- articulate silently; form words with the lips only
- articulate silently; form words with the lips only
Example in sentence:
- She mouthed a swear word
Meaning (9):
- express in speech
- express in speech
Example in sentence:
- She talks a lot of nonsense;
- This depressed patient does not verbalize
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