Meaning

9 senses

  1. 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.

    Mund, Maul, Muul

    ротrot, уста́ustá, пастьpastʹ

    ротrot

    the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

  2. 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.

    Mündung

    у́стьеústʹje

    ги́рлоhýrlo

    the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water

  3. An outlet, aperture or orifice.

    Öffnung, Eingang

    отве́рстиеotvérstije, у́стьеústʹje, вы́ходvýxod

  4. (slang)A loud or overly talkative person.

    My kid sister is a real mouth; she never shuts up.

  5. (slang)A gossip.

  6. The crosspiece of a bridle bit, which enters the mouth of an animal.

  7. (obsolete)A principal speaker; one who utters the common opinion; a mouthpiece.

  8. (obsolete)Speech; language; testimony.

  9. (obsolete)A wry face; a grimace; a mow.

Examples

1269 sentences

  1. Don't speak with your mouth full.

    Не балакай з повним ротом. — aandrusiak

    ruНе разговаривай с набитым ртом. — tirpitz

    deRedet nicht mit vollem Mund. — MUIRIEL

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  2. Why don't you give your mouth a rest?

    Чому б тобі не замовкнути? — deniko

    ruА что бы тебе не дать языку отдохнуть? — Ooneykcall

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  3. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

    Дарованому коневі в зуби не заглядають. — Ahha

    ruДарёному коню в зубы не смотрят. — al_ex_an_der

    deEinem geschenkten Gaul schaut man nicht ins Maul. — xtofu80

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  4. Keep your mouth shut.

    Тримай рот на замку. — deniko

    ruМолчи! — Arkadeko

    deHalt den Mund! — Dejo

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  5. The baby opened his mouth.

    Немовля відкрило рот. — ChickenKiev

    ruРебёнок открыл рот. — marafon

    deDas Baby öffnete seinen Mund. — xtofu80

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
the opening of a creature through which food is ingested — see also lip, face:
the end of a river out of which water flows:
Русский
By meaning 3
the opening of a creature through which food is ingested — see also lip, face:
the end of a river out of which water flows:
an outlet, aperture or orifice:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
the opening of a creature through which food is ingested — see also lip, face:
the end of a river out of which water flows:
an outlet, aperture or orifice:

Origin

From Middle English mouth, from Old English mūþ, from Proto-West Germanic *munþ, from Prot

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”).

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Forms

plural: mouths
Singularmouth
Pluralmouths

regular

Synonyms

29 synonyms
outletB2clamB2mugA2trapA2bazoochopsclamshellgobhash-trapkisserlaughing gearmawmushneb
Close in meaning
  • the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge:oral cavityoral fissurerima oris
  • a spokesperson (as a lawyer):mouthpiece
  • an impudent or insolent rejoinder:sasssassingbacktalkback talklip

Word family

119 related words
RelatedsmileA1potty mouth
DerivedtrousersA1adder's mouthallmouthbellmouthbemouthbirdsmouthblabmouthbone-mouthbristlemouthbroadmouthbucketmouthburn-mouth-vinecavemouthchiselmouthcottonmouthdirty mouthdownmouthdry mouthfishmouthflannelmouthflutemouthfoot-and-mouth diseasefoot-in-mouth diseasefoulmouth

Collocations

12 patterns
  • mouth shut
  • his mouth shut
  • opened his mouth
  • keep your mouth
  • your mouth full
  • keep his mouth
  • with your mouth
  • your mouth shut
  • my mouth shut
  • mouth full
  • kept my mouth
  • in his mouth

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
moussemoustacheB2mousymouthfulmouthpiecemouthwash

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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