mouth
/mˈaʊθ/
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Definitions
Noun
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge; "he stuffed his mouth with candy"
Noun
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"
Noun
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"
Noun
the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water; "New York is at the mouth of the Hudson"
Noun
a person conceived as a consumer of food; "he has four mouths to feed"
Noun
a spokesperson (as a lawyer)
Noun
an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don''t give me any of your sass"
Noun
the opening of a jar or bottle; "the jar had a wide mouth"
Verb
express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
Verb
articulate silently; form words with the lips only; "She mouthed a swear word"
Verb
touch with the mouth
Synonyms
back talk
backtalk
lip
mouthpiece
oral cavity
oral fissure
rima oris
sass
sassing
speak
talk
utter
verbalise
verbalize
More General Terms
affect
comeback
communicate
counter
dissemble
eater
feeder
feign
formation
gap
geological formation
intercommunicate
interpreter
opening
orifice
porta
pretend
rejoinder
replication
representative
retort
return
rima
riposte
sham
spokesperson
touch
voice
More Specific Terms
babble
bark
bay
beak
begin
bill
blab
blabber
blubber
blubber out
blunder
blunder out
blurt
blurt out
bumble
cackle
cakehole
chant
chatter
clack
cytostome
deliver
drone
drone on
ejaculate
enthuse
falter
gabble
generalise
generalize
gibber
gob
gulp
hiss
hole
inflect
intone
jabber
jaw
lip off
lip-sync
lip-synch
maunder
maw
modulate
mouth off
mumble
murmur
mussitate
mutter
neb
nib
open up
palaver
pecker
peep
phonate
piffle
prate
prattle
present
rabbit on
rant
rasp
rattle on
rave
read
shoot one''s mouth off
shout
sibilate
sing
siss
sizz
slur
snap
snarl
snivel
speak in tongues
speak up
spout
stammer
stutter
swallow
talk about
talk of
tattle
tittle-tattle
tone
trap
troll
twaddle
verbalise
verbalize
vocalise
vocalize
whiff
whine
whisper
yack
yack away
yap
yap away