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mouth
has definitions from the fields of anatomy,zoology,geography,food
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[ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
Synonyms Examples "he stuffed his mouth with candy" Used in print (Tom F. Driver, "Beckett by the Madeleine,"...)The mouth frequently breaks_into a disarming smile . (Dolores Hitchens, Footsteps in the Night....)She stood there , watching Holden come_in , and she put the piece of toast in her mouth and bit_off one corner with a huge chomp of her white teeth . (Doris Miles Disney, Mrs. Meeker's Money....)`` Many minute hemorrhages in the lungs ; particles of lint and thread in the mouth and nostrils . (George Harmon Coxe, Error of Judgement....)Casey heard the click of the distant receiver before he could open his mouth , and it took him no more than three seconds to make_his_decision . (Jim Thompson, The Transgressors....)He slid in at her side , tucked a cigar into his mouth , and politely proffered one to her . |
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[ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening
Examples "she wiped lipstick from her mouth" Used in print (Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)The mouth was thin lipped and wide , the long cleft in the upper lip like a slide . She was so beautiful with her rosy mouth and haughty air that she had to be wicked . (Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)He was seeing , somehow , the face of a young boy , the boy Simms_Purdew must once have been , a boy with sorrel hair , and blue eyes dancing with gaiety , and the boy mouth grinning trustfully among the freckles . (Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)But there was a look about her mouth as_though she were tasting lemons . Her voice was ripe and full and her teeth flashed again in Sicilian brilliance before the warm curved lips met and her mouth settled in repose . Related terms orifice beak beak cytostome face lip lingual_artery lingual_vein talk |
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[ verb ] express in speech
Examples "She talks a lot of nonsense" "This depressed patient does not verbalize" Used in print (Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)Yet Andy plowed_ahead , mouthing the inconsequential words as if they possessed real meaning , and gradually his listeners warmed_to him . Related terms communicate shout sing whisper deliver mumble read murmur speak_of begin snap stutter bumble blurt_out babble cackle chant rant bark bay yack chatter gulp snivel hiss drone rasp speak_up verbalise inflect enthuse generalize whiff phonate troll speak_in_tongues lip_off swallow open_up chatter slur peep blubber rant speak_up verbalise talk speaker speech utterance speaking talk sass verbalization mouthpiece |
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[ noun ] an opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge)
Examples "he rode into the mouth of the canyon" "they built a fire at the mouth of the cave" Used in print (Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)Half a mile below at the mouth of Salyer_'s_Canyon was an old ranch that the company had purchased from A._J._Armstrong , occupied by a Mexican , his wife , and an old trapper . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (geography) the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water
Examples "New York is at the mouth of the Hudson" Used in print (John Harnsberger and Robert P. Wilkins,...)When late in the summer the full extent of the damage was assessed , all but fifty of the Scots , Swiss and metis moved up the Red to the mouth of the Pembina river . In September 1822 two companies of infantry arrived_at the mouth of the St._Peter's_River , the head of navigation on the Mississippi , and began construction of Fort_St._Anthony which , upon completion , was renamed in_honor_of its commander , Colonel_Josiah_Snelling . Related terms |
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[ verb ] articulate silently; form words with the lips only
Examples "She mouthed a swear word" Used in print (Edward Jablonski, Harold Arlen Happy with the Blues....)The twist lay in using Bing_Crosby 's voice on the sound_track while leading_man Eddie_Bracken mouthed the words . |
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[ noun ] (food) a person conceived as a consumer of food
Examples "he has four mouths to feed" Used in print (Mignon G. Eberhart, The Cup, the Blade...)The shelves looked emptier than when Miss_Celie had shown her the storeroom , and since the men from the Commissary had called ; there were certainly now fewer mouths to feed but there was less to feed them with . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (informal) a spokesperson (as a lawyer)
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[ verb ] touch with the mouth
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