26984 words

mouths

9 definitions • 9 examples
1
the opening in the face of a person or animal, consisting of the lips and the space between them, or the space behind containing the teeth and the tongue:

Examples:

Open your mouth wide and say "Ah".
You shouldn't put so much food in your mouth at once.
2
the opening of a narrow container, the opening of a hole or cave, or the place where a river flows into the sea:

Examples:

Quebec is at the mouth of the St Lawrence River.
3
to form words with the lips without making any sound:

Examples:

It looks to me as if the singers are only mouthing the words .
[ + speech ] "Can we go?" mouthed Mary.
4
to say something in a way that is not sincere:

Examples:

I don't want to stand here listening to you mouthing apologies.
5
the opening in the face used by a person or animal to eat and drink:

Examples:

I wish you wouldn’t chew with your mouth open.
6
the opening of a hole or cave:

Examples:

We looked down into the mouth of the volcano.
7
The mouth of a river is the place where it flows into the sea.
8
The opening of a bottle or jar is also called a mouth.
9
to move the lips as if speaking a word:

Examples:

I mouthed a single word, "Please."

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