mouth
1. the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge (Freq. 48)
- he stuffed his mouth with candy
• Syn:
oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris
• Hypernyms:
rima
• Hyponyms:
trap, cakehole, hole, maw, yap, gob
• Part Meronyms:
dentition, teeth, tongue, lingua, glossa,
glossa, buccal cavity, gingiva, gum, palate,
roof of the mouth, salivary gland
2. the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening (Freq. 12)
- she wiped lipstick from her mouth
• Hypernyms:
orifice, opening, porta
• Hyponyms:
cytostome, beak, bill, neb, nib, pecker
• Part Holonyms:
face, human face
• Part Meronyms:
oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris, lip, lingual artery,
arteria lingualis, lingual vein, vena lingualis
3. an opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge) (Freq. 2)
- he rode into the mouth of the canyon
- they built a fire at the mouth of the cave
• Hypernyms:
opening, gap
4. the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water (Freq. 2)
- New York is at the mouth of the Hudson
• Hypernyms:
geological formation, formation
5. a person conceived as a consumer of food (Freq. 1)
- he has four mouths to feed
• Hypernyms:
eater, feeder
6. a spokesperson (as a lawyer)
• Syn:
mouthpiece
• Usage Domain:
colloquialism
• Hypernyms:
spokesperson, interpreter, representative, voice
7. an impudent or insolent rejoinder
- don't give me any of your sass
• Syn:
sass, sassing, backtalk, back talk, lip
• Derivationally related forms:
sass (for: sassing), sassy (for: sass)
• Hypernyms:
rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, replication,
comeback, counter
8. the opening of a jar or bottle
- the jar had a wide mouth
• Hypernyms:
opening
• Part Holonyms:
jar, bottle
1. express in speech (Freq. 3)
- She talks a lot of nonsense
- This depressed patient does not verbalize
• Syn:
talk, speak, utter, verbalize, verbalise
• See Also:
mouth off, speak up (for: speak)
• Derivationally related forms:
verbalisation (for: verbalise), verbalization (for: verbalize), verbalizer (for: verbalize), utterable (for: utter), utterer (for: utter), utterance (for: utter), speech (for: speak), speaker (for: speak), speaking (for: speak), talk (for: talk), talker (for: talk)
• Hypernyms:
communicate, intercommunicate
• Hyponyms:
read, vocalize, vocalise, phonate, troll,
begin, lip off, shoot one's mouth off, shout, whisper, peep,
speak up, snap, snarl, enthuse, speak in tongues, swallow,
verbalize, verbalise, whiff, talk of, talk about, blubber,
blubber out, drone, drone on, bumble, stutter, stammer,
falter, rasp, blurt out, blurt, blunder out, blunder,
ejaculate, tone, inflect, modulate, deliver, present,
generalize, generalise, chatter, piffle, palaver, prate,
tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab,
gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble, yack, jaw,
yack away, rattle on, yap away, open up, snivel, whine,
murmur, mumble, mutter, mussitate, slur, bark,
bay, rant, mouth off, jabber, spout, rabbit on,
rave, hiss, sizz, siss, sibilate, cackle,
babble, chant, intone, gulp, sing
• Verb Group:
verbalize, verbalise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
2. articulate silently;
form words with the lips only (Freq. 1)
- She mouthed a swear word
• Hypernyms:
feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
• Hyponyms:
lip-synch, lip-sync
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
3. touch with the mouth
• Hypernyms:
touch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
|
|
