mouth

/mˈaʊθ/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
   “he stuffed his mouth with candy”
2. the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening
   “she wiped lipstick from her mouth”
3. an opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge)
   “he rode into the mouth of the canyon”
4. the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water
   “New York is at the mouth of the Hudson”
5. a person conceived as a consumer of food
   “he has four mouths to feed”
6. a spokesperson (as a lawyer)
7. an impudent or insolent rejoinder
   “don't give me any of your sass”
8. the opening of a jar or bottle
   “the jar had a wide mouth”

verb

1. express in speech
   “She talks a lot of nonsense”
2. articulate silently; form words with the lips only
   “She mouthed a swear word”
3. touch with the mouth

Synonyms for mouth

• oral cavity
• oral fissure
• rima oris
• mouthpiece
• sass
• sassing
• backtalk
• back talk
• lip
• talk
• speak
• utter
• verbalize
• verbalise

Words that rhyme with mouth

• south
• cottonmouth
• frogmouth
• amsouth
• bellsouth
• firstsouth
• healthsouth
• louth
• mclouth
• routh
• strouth