01 n. The opening through which an animal receives food; the aperture between the jaws or between the lips; also, the cavity, containing the tong…
pl.
Mouths ((mout͟hz))
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1.
The opening through which an animal receives food; the aperture between the jaws or between the lips; also, the cavity, containing the tongue and teeth, between the lips and the pharynx; the buccal cavity.
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2.
An opening affording entrance or exit; orifice; aperture;
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3.
The crosspiece of a bridle bit, which enters the mouth of an animal.(Saddlery)
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4.
A principal speaker; one who utters the common opinion; a mouthpiece.“Every coffeehouse has some particular statesman belonging to it, who is the mouth of the street where he lives.” — Addison.
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5.
Cry; voice.[Obs.]
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6.
Speech; language; testimony.“That in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.” — Matt. xviii. 16.
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7.
A wry face; a grimace; a mow.“Counterfeit sad looks, Make mouths upon me when I turn my back.” — Shak.“The mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.” — Ps. lxiii. 11.“Whose mouths must be stopped.” — Titus i. 11.
Phrases & compounds
Down at the mouth —
chapfallen; of dejected countenance; depressed; discouraged.
Mouth friend —
one who professes friendship insincerely.
Mouth glass —
a small mirror for inspecting the mouth or teeth.
Mouth honor —
honor given in words, but not felt.
Mouth organ —
Pan's pipes. See Pandean.
Mouth pipe —
an organ pipe with a lip or plate to cut the escaping air and make a sound.
To stop the mouth —
to silence or be silent; to put to shame; to confound.
To put one's foot in one's mouth —
to say something which causes one embarrassment.
To run off at the mouth —
to speak excessively.
To talk out of both sides of one's mouth —
to say things which are contradictory.