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mouth

  [n. mouth; v. mouth] noun, plural mouths  [mouthz] , verb
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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. utterance or expression: to give mouth to one's thoughts.
6. talk, esp. 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. the 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. to form (a word, sound, etc.) with the lips without actually making an utterance: She silently mouthed her answer so as not to wake her napping child.
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. to press, rub, or chew at with the mouth or lips: The dog mouthed the toys.
19. to accustom (a horse) to the use of the bit and bridle.
–verb (used without object)
20. to speak sonorously and oratorically, or with excessive mouth movement.
21. to grimace with the lips.
—Verb phrase
22. mouth 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, esp. in public.
—Idioms
23. down in or 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:
bef. 900; ME; OE mūth; c. G Mund, ON munnr

Related forms:
mouther, noun
mouthless, adjective

Synonyms:
5. voice, speech.
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Slang Dictionary
mouth(piece)

  1. n.
    a lawyer specializing in criminal cases. (Underworld.) : I won't answer anything without my mouth right here by me.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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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 c.1122; 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. Mouthful "a lot to say" is from 1748.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: mouth
Pronunciation: 'mauth
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural mouths /'mauthz/
: the natural openingthrough which food passes into the animal body and which in vertebrates is typically bounded externally by the lips and internally by the pharynx and encloses the tongue, gums, and teeth
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

mouth (mouth)
n. pl. mouths (mou&phonth;z)

  1. The body opening through which an animal takes in food.

  2. The oral cavity.

  3. The opening to any cavity or canal in an organ or a bodily part.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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