mouth

mouth · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The opening in the face used for eating, drinking, and speaking.

  2. 2.

    The opening or entrance to something.

  3. 3.

    The place where a river enters the sea.

  4. 4.

    A person regarded as requiring food.

  5. 5.

    To move the lips as if speaking without making sound.

  6. 6.

    To utter in a pompous or insincere way.

Forms

plural: mouths

Related words

See also: lips, speak, tongue
Synonyms: maw, oral cavity

Etymology

From Old English "muth," from Proto-Germanic "munthaz," from Proto-Indo-European "ment-" (to chew). Related to Latin "mandere" (to chew) and "mentum" (chin).