Meaning

1 senses

  1. The upper internal surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities, found in humans and some other mammals.

    the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities

Examples

10 sentences

  1. I burned the roof of my mouth eating pizza.

    ruЯ обжёг нёбо пиццей. — sharptoothed

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  2. Tom burned the roof of his mouth eating pizza.

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  3. I burned the roof of my mouth.

    ruЯ обжёг себе нёбо. — sharptoothed

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  4. Tom burned the roof of his mouth biting into the slice of pizza.

    ruОткусывая кусок пиццы, Том обжёг нёбо. — marafon

    deTom verbrannte sich beim Biss in das Stück Pizza den Gaumen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  5. Be careful not to burn the roof of your mouth.

    ruСмотри нёбо не обожги. — marafon

    deGib acht, dass du dir nicht den Gaumen verbrennst! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Forms

plural: roofs of the mouth

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Upper internal surface of the mouth:palateC2
Close in meaning
  • the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities:palate

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
rompC2roofA2rooferrooftoprook

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