Dictionary entry details
• MOUTH (noun)
Meaning:
The opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
mouth; oral cavity; oral fissure; rima oris
Context example:
he stuffed his mouth with candy
Hypernyms ("mouth" is a kind of...):
rima (a narrow elongated opening or fissure between two symmetrical parts)
Meronyms (parts of "mouth"):
salivary gland (any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion)
palate; roof of the mouth (the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities)
gingiva; gum (the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth)
buccal cavity (the cavity between the jaws and the cheeks)
clapper; glossa; lingua; tongue (a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity)
dentition; teeth (the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mouth"):
cakehole; gob; hole; maw; trap; yap (informal terms for the mouth)
Holonyms ("mouth" is a part of...):
mouth (the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening)
Meaning:
The externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Context example:
she wiped lipstick from her mouth
Hypernyms ("mouth" is a kind of...):
opening; orifice; porta (an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity)
Meronyms (parts of "mouth"):
mouth; oral cavity; oral fissure; rima oris (the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge)
lip (fleshy folds of tissue as those surrounding the mouth)
arteria lingualis; lingual artery (an artery originating from the external carotid artery and supplying the under side of the tongue)
lingual vein; vena lingualis (a vein that receives blood from the tongue and the floor of the mouth and empties into the internal jugular or the facial vein)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mouth"):
cytostome (mouth of a protozoan)
beak; bill; neb; nib; pecker (horny projecting mouth of a bird)
beak (beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles))
Holonyms ("mouth" is a part of...):
face; human face (the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear)
Meaning:
An opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Context examples:
he rode into the mouth of the canyon / they built a fire at the mouth of the cave
Hypernyms ("mouth" is a kind of...):
gap; opening (an open or empty space in or between things)
Meaning:
The point where a stream issues into a larger body of water
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Context example:
New York is at the mouth of the Hudson
Hypernyms ("mouth" is a kind of...):
formation; geological formation ((geology) the geological features of the earth)
Meaning:
A person conceived as a consumer of food
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Context example:
he has four mouths to feed
Hypernyms ("mouth" is a kind of...):
eater; feeder (someone who consumes food for nourishment)
Meaning:
A spokesperson (as a lawyer)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
mouthpiece; mouth
Hypernyms ("mouth" is a kind of...):
interpreter; representative; spokesperson; voice (an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Meaning:
An impudent or insolent rejoinder
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
sass; backtalk; back talk; sassing; lip; mouth
Context example:
don't give me any of your sass
Hypernyms ("mouth" is a kind of...):
comeback; counter; rejoinder; replication; retort; return; riposte (a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one))
Meaning:
The opening of a jar or bottle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
the jar had a wide mouth
Hypernyms ("mouth" is a kind of...):
opening (a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made)
Holonyms ("mouth" is a part of...):
bottle (a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped)
jar (a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles)
• MOUTH (verb)
Meaning:
Express in speech
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
mouth; speak; verbalize; verbalise; talk; utter
Context examples:
She talks a lot of nonsense / This depressed patient does not verbalize
Hypernyms (to "mouth" is one way to...):
communicate; intercommunicate (transmit thoughts or feelings)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mouth"):
murmur (speak softly or indistinctly)
snivel; whine (talk in a tearful manner)
open up (talk freely and without inhibition)
jaw; rattle on; yack; yack away; yap away (talk incessantly and tiresomely)
chatter (make noise as if chattering away)
blab; blabber; chatter; clack; gabble; gibber; maunder; palaver; piffle; prate; prattle; tattle; tittle-tattle; twaddle (speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly)
generalise; generalize (speak or write in generalities)
deliver; present (deliver (a speech, oration, or idea))
maunder; mumble; mussitate; mutter (talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice)
slur (utter indistinctly)
bark (speak in an unfriendly tone)
sing (produce tones with the voice)
gulp (utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly)
chant; intone; tone (utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically)
babble (utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way)
cackle (talk or utter in a cackling manner)
hiss; sibilate; siss; sizz (express or utter with a hiss)
jabber; mouth off; rabbit on; rant; rave; spout (talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner)
bay (utter in deep prolonged tones)
inflect; modulate; tone (vary the pitch of one's speech)
blunder; blunder out; blurt; blurt out; ejaculate (utter impulsively)
rasp (utter in a grating voice)
peep (speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice)
whisper (speak softly; in a low voice)
shout (utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking))
lip off; shoot one's mouth off (speak spontaneously and without restraint)
begin (begin to speak or say)
troll (speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice)
phonate; vocalise; vocalize (utter speech sounds)
read (look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed)
speak up (speak louder; raise one's voice)
snap; snarl (utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone)
enthuse (utter with enthusiasm)
bumble; falter; stammer; stutter (speak haltingly)
drone; drone on (talk in a monotonous voice)
blubber; blubber out (utter while crying)
talk about; talk of (discuss or mention)
whiff (utter with a puff of air)
verbalise; verbalize (be verbose)
swallow (utter indistinctly)
speak in tongues (speak unintelligibly in or as if in religious ecstasy)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Also:
mouth off (talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner)
Meaning:
Articulate silently; form words with the lips only
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
She mouthed a swear word
Hypernyms (to "mouth" is one way to...):
affect; dissemble; feign; pretend; sham (make believe with the intent to deceive)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mouth"):
lip-sync; lip-synch (move the lips in synchronization (with recorded speech or song))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Touch with the mouth
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "mouth" is one way to...):
touch (make physical contact with, come in contact with)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
