mouth.
The front opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
Meaning & usage
The front opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
"Open your mouth and say 'aah'," directed the doctor.
She kissed him on the mouth.
The end of a river out of which water flows into a sea or other large body of water; or the end of a tributary out of which water flows into a larger river.
The mouth of the river is a good place to go birdwatching in spring and autumn.
An outlet, aperture or orifice.
A loud or overly talkative person.
My kid sister is a real mouth; she never shuts up.
A gossip.
The crosspiece of a bridle bit, which enters the mouth of an animal.
A principal speaker; one who utters the common opinion; a mouthpiece.
Speech; language; testimony.
A wry face; a grimace; a mow.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mn̥-tó-s Proto-Germanic *munþaz Proto-West Germanic *munþ Old English mūþ Middle English mouth English mouth From Middle English mouth, from Old English mūþ, from Proto-West Germanic *munþ, from Proto-Germanic *munþaz (“mouth”), from Proto-Indo-European *ment- (“to chew; jaw, mouth”). Cognate with Scots mooth (“mouth”), North Frisian mös, müs, Mür (“mouth”), West Frisian mûn (“mouth”), Dutch mond (“mouth”), muide (“river mouth”) and mui (“riptide”), German Mund (“mouth”), Luxembourgish Mond (“mouth”), Danish mund (“mouth”), Faroese muður, munnur (“mouth”), Icelandic munnur (“mouth”), Swedish mun (“mouth”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk munn (“mouth”), Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍃 (munþs, “mouth”), Latin mentum (“chin”) and mandō (“to chew”), Ancient Greek μάσταξ (mástax, “jaws, mouth”) and μασάομαι (masáomai, “to chew”), Albanian mjekër (“chin, beard”), Welsh mant (“jawbone”), Hittite 𒈨𒂊𒉌𒄿 (me-e-ni-i /mēni/, “face, cheek”). The verb is from Middle English mouthen, from the noun.
To speak; to utter.
He mouthed his opinions on the subject at the meeting.
How can you get up there and mouth such clichés?
To represent (words or sounds) by making the actions of speech, but silently, without producing sound; to frame.
The prompter mouthed the words to the actor, who had forgotten them.
She mouthed a warning to me as the teacher entered the room.
To move the mouth, with or without sound; to form (air or words) with the mouth, with or without sound.
Ellipsis of mouth the words; to speak insincerely.
To utter with a voice that is overly loud or swelling.
To exit at a mouth (such as a river mouth)
To pick up or handle with the lips or mouth, but not chew or swallow.
The fish mouthed the lure, but didn't bite.
To take into the mouth; to seize or grind with the mouth or teeth; to chew; to devour.
To form or cleanse with the mouth; to lick, as a bear licks her cub.
To carry in the mouth.
To make mouths at
To form a mouth or opening in.
To examine the teeth of.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mn̥-tó-s Proto-Germanic *munþaz Proto-West Germanic *munþ Old English mūþ Middle English mouth English mouth From Middle English mouth, from Old English mūþ, from Proto-West Germanic *munþ, from Proto-Germanic *munþaz (“mouth”), from Proto-Indo-European *ment- (“to chew; jaw, mouth”). Cognate with Scots mooth (“mouth”), North Frisian mös, müs, Mür (“mouth”), West Frisian mûn (“mouth”), Dutch mond (“mouth”), muide (“river mouth”) and mui (“riptide”), German Mund (“mouth”), Luxembourgish Mond (“mouth”), Danish mund (“mouth”), Faroese muður, munnur (“mouth”), Icelandic munnur (“mouth”), Swedish mun (“mouth”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk munn (“mouth”), Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍃 (munþs, “mouth”), Latin mentum (“chin”) and mandō (“to chew”), Ancient Greek μάσταξ (mástax, “jaws, mouth”) and μασάομαι (masáomai, “to chew”), Albanian mjekër (“chin, beard”), Welsh mant (“jawbone”), Hittite 𒈨𒂊𒉌𒄿 (me-e-ni-i /mēni/, “face, cheek”). The verb is from Middle English mouthen, from the noun.
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