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noun
1.
Anatomy, Zoology.
a.
the opening through which an animal or human takes in food.
b.
the cavity containing the structures used in mastication.
c.
the structures enclosing or being within this cavity, considered as a whole.
2.
the masticating and tasting apparatus.
3.
a person or animal dependent on someone for sustenance: another mouth to feed.
4.
the oral opening or cavity considered as the source of vocal utterance.
5.
EXPANDutterance or expression: to give mouth to one's thoughts.
6.
talk, especially loud, empty, or boastful talk: That man is all mouth.
7.
disrespectful talk or language; back talk; impudence.
8.
a grimace made with the lips.
9.
an opening leading out of or into any cavity or hollow place or thing: the mouth of a cave; a bottle's mouth.
10.
the outfall at the lower end of a river or stream, where flowing water is discharged, as into a lake, sea, or ocean: the mouth of the Nile.
11.
the opening between the jaws of a vise or the like.
12.
the lateral hole of an organ pipe.
13.
COLLAPSEthe lateral blowhole of a flute.
verb (used with object)
14.
to utter in a sonorous or pompous manner, or with excessive mouth movements: to mouth a speech.
15.
16.
to utter or pronounce softly and indistinctly; mumble: Stop mouthing your words and speak up.
17.
to put or take into the mouth, as food.
18.
EXPANDto press, rub, or chew at with the mouth or lips: The dog mouthed the toys.
19.
COLLAPSEto accustom (a horse) to the use of the bit and bridle.
verb (used without object)
Verb phrase20.
to speak sonorously and oratorically, or with excessive mouth movement.
21.
to grimace with the lips.
22.
Idiomsmouth off, Slang.
a.
to talk back; sass: He mouthed off to his mother.
b.
to express one's opinions, objections, or the like in a forceful or uninhibited manner, especially in public.
23.
down in/at the mouth, Informal. dejected; depressed; disheartened: Ever since he lost his job, he has been looking very down in the mouth.
24.
run off at the mouth, Informal. to talk incessantly or indiscreetly.
25.
talk out of both sides of one's mouth, to make contradictory or untruthful statements.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English mūth; cognate with German Mund, Old Norse munnr
before 900; Middle English; Old English mūth; cognate with German Mund, Old Norse munnr
Related forms
mouth·er, noun
mouth·less, adjective
out·mouth, verb (used with object)
Synonyms
5. voice, speech.
5. voice, speech.
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Word Origin & History
mouth
O.E. muþ, from P.Gmc. *munthaz (cf. O.Fris. muth, O.N. munnr, M.Du. mont, Ger. Mund, Goth. munþs "mouth"), with characteristic loss of nasal consonant in O.E. (cf. tooth, goose, etc.), from PIE *mnto-s (cf. L. mentum "chin"). In the sense of "outfall of a river" it is attested from early
EXPAND 12c.; as the opening of anything with capacity (a bottle, cave, etc.) it is recorded from c.1200. The verb is c.1300, "to speak," from the noun.
COLLAPSE
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
mouth (mouth)
n. pl. mouths (mou&phonth;z)
The body opening through which an animal takes in food.
The oral cavity.
The opening to any cavity or canal in an organ or a bodily part.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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