mouth
- mouth
- I UK [maʊθ] / US
noun countable]
Word forms "mouth":
singular mouth
plural mouths UK [maʊðz] / US
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1)
a) the part of your face below your nose that you use to eat and speak. The corners of your mouth are the two outside ends of it, and the inside top part of your mouth is called the roof
She opened her mouth to speak.
I've got a funny taste in my mouth.
b) if your mouth waters, it produces saliva because you are about to eat something that you like
She felt her mouth watering in anticipation of the meal.
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2) someone who you have to provide food for
How can the world support all these hungry mouths?
Now I have another mouth to feed.
3)
a) the entrance to something such as a cave or tunnel
b) the opening of a bottle or other container
4) the place where a river is widest and joins the sea
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II UK [maʊð] / US
verb transitive]
Word forms "mouth":
present tense
I/you/we/they mouth
he/she/it mouths
present participle mouthing
past tense mouthed
past participle mouthed
1) to form words with your mouth but not make any sound
She mouthed something I couldn't make out.
2) to say something without really meaning or understanding what you say
Phrasal verbs:
English dictionary.
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Mouth — (mouth), n.; pl. {Mouths} (mou[th]z). [OE. mouth, mu[thorn], AS. m[=u][eth]; akin to D. mond, OS. m[=u][eth], G. mund, Icel. mu[eth]r, munnr, Sw. mun, Dan. mund, Goth. mun[thorn]s, and possibly L. mentum chin; or cf. D. muil mouth, muzzle, G.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mouth — [mouth; ] for v. [ mouth] n. pl. mouths [mouthz] [ME < OE muth, akin to Ger mund < IE base * menth , to chew > Gr masasthai, L mandere, to chew] 1. the opening through which an animal takes in food; specif., the cavity, or the entire… … English World dictionary
mouth — ► NOUN 1) the opening in the body of most animals through which food is taken and sounds are emitted. 2) an opening or entrance to a structure that is hollow, concave, or almost completely enclosed. 3) the place where a river enters the sea. 4)… … English terms dictionary
Mouth — (mou[th]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mouthed} (mou[th]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Mouthing}.] 1. To take into the mouth; to seize or grind with the mouth or teeth; to chew; to devour. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To utter with a voice affectedly big or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mouth — Mouth, v. i. 1. To speak with a full, round, or loud, affected voice; to vociferate; to rant. [1913 Webster] I ll bellow out for Rome, and for my country, And mouth at C[ae]sar, till I shake the senate. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. To put mouth to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mouth|y — «MOW thee, thee», adjective, mouth|i|er, mouth|i|est. loud mouthed; using many words to say little; ranting; bombastic: »He…was prone to be mouthy and magniloquent ( … Useful english dictionary
mouth — [n1] opening aperture, beak, box, cavity, chops*, clam, crevice, delta, door, embouchement, entrance, estuary, firth, fly trap, funnel, gate, gills, gob, harbor, inlet, jaws, kisser*, lips, mush*, orifice, portal, rim, trap*, yap*; concepts… … New thesaurus
mouth — index entrance, enunciate, express, phrase, recite, utter Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Mouth — Porté dans la Moselle, c est une forme francisée de Muth (voir ce nom) … Noms de famille
mouth — is pronounced mowth as a noun (but plural mowdhz), and mowdh as a verb (also mowdhd in combinations such as foul mouthed) … Modern English usage
mouth|er — «MOW thuhr», noun. a person who mouths; long winded talker … Useful english dictionary
