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MOUTH





Definition:

  1. [noun] the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge; "he stuffed his mouth with candy"
    Synonyms: oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris

  2. [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"

  3. [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"

  4. [noun] the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water; "New York is at the mouth of the Hudson"

  5. [noun] a person conceived as a consumer of food; "he has four mouths to feed"

  6. [noun] a spokesperson (as a lawyer)
    Synonyms: piece

  7. [noun] an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass"
    Synonyms: sass, sassing, backtalk, back talk, lip

  8. [noun] the opening of a jar or bottle; "the jar had a wide mouth"

  9. [verb] express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
    Synonyms: talk, speak, utter, verbalize, verbalise

  10. [verb] articulate silently; form words with the lips only; "She mouthed a swear word"

  11. [verb] touch with the mouth

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