mouth
- noun
- /maʊθ/
- Close your mouth at least.
- an open mouth
- word of mouth
- mouth and nose
Take a deep breath, close your mouth and swish to the right.
- Take a deep breath, close your mouth and swish to the right.
- I couldn't breathe, my chest was tight, my mouth went dry.
- This lady's just first words out of her mouth to George.
- Food and water had spilled out of her mouth her entire life.
- Bodies arced in laughter, mouths agape, heads thrown back.
- The words came out of my mouth last night to Becca.
- It's the weird fruit explosions in your mouth that no one likes.
- Long legged, rough haired, soft faced ascent, mouth, clear eyes.
- You have good teeth, you have a good mouth or that's all right.
Examples
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Open your mouth.
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Some of it got in my mouth.
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Just try open your mouth and bring in the world.
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And the first thing that came out of her mouth was candy, right?
Academic text (2012) -
Swirl it around in your mouth a bit.
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Take a deep breath, close your mouth and swish to the right.
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I couldn't breathe, my chest was tight, my mouth went dry.
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Lastly, it must melt in your mouth and taste like butter.
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OK, If you're breathing through your mouth at night, that's not good.
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Be careful not to talk with your mouth full during dinner.
Synonyms
An impolite word for the mouth used when angry
A space inside your mouth where you put food and make speech sounds
The opening of the mouth where food goes in and sounds come out
The opening of the mouth that lets you eat and speak
The space inside the mouth between the cheeks and the jaws
Idioms
To support your words by giving money or doing work
- Informal
To tell someone off for saying rude words, sometimes by putting soap in their mouth
Show support by giving money or doing something to help
- Informal
A feeling of being very nervous and afraid because something scary or unknown might happen
To say different things to different people to hide the truth
To make someone lose the job or money they need to live
- Informal
Say things quickly without thinking that may hurt people or make you sorry later
To punish someone by putting soap in their mouth for swearing
- Informal
To not pay attention and miss what is happening around you, for example because you are daydreaming
Compounds
- Specialized
To breathe air into someone's lungs using your mouth when they are not breathing
- Specialized
A very contagious viral disease of animals like cows or sheep that causes fever and mouth and hoof sores
A contagious disease that causes fever and painful sores on the mouth and feet of animals like cows and sheep
- Specialized
The top inside surface of the mouth that separates it from the nose
- Specialized
A very painful gum infection that causes mouth sores, bleeding and bad breath
A small wild orchid with a single bright pink fragrant flower that opens wide in bogs
A small North American orchid with one leaf and green flowers with very thin petals
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Etymology
The word mouth comes from an old German word munth that meant 'opening' and is like the modern German word Mund. So mouth names the opening in the face we use for eating and speaking.