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Definition: Meaning of, mouth in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / maʊθ /

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mouth mouths
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  1. face the part of your face which you put food into, or which you use for speaking
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  2. keep your mouth shut informal to not tell other people about a secret
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  3. keep your mouth shut informal to not say something even if you think it
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  4. open your mouth to prepare to speak
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  5. (you) watch your mouth spoken informal used to tell someone not to speak in such a rude way
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  6. entrance the entrance to a large hole or CAVE
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  7. river the part of a river where it joins the sea
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  8. bottle/container the open part at the top of a bottle or container
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  9. big mouth informal if someone has a big mouth, they say too much or tell another person's secrets
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  10. me and my big mouth/you and your big mouth etc spoken used to criticize yourself or another person for saying something that should not have been said
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  11. mouth to feed/hungry mouth someone who you must provide food for, especially one of your children
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  12. make your mouth water if food makes your mouth water, it smells or looks so good you want to eat it immediately
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  13. down in the mouth informal unhappy
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  14. out of the mouths of babes (and sucklings) used humorously when a small child has just said something clever or interesting
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  15. be all mouth British English spoken if someone is all mouth, they talk a lot about what they will do but are not brave enough to actually do it
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
mouth mouthed mouthed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
mouthing mouths
[transitive]
  1. to move your lips in the same way you do when you are saying words, but without making any sound
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  2. to say things that you do not really believe or that you do not understand
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mouth used in phrases

  • bad-mouth (verb)
    1. to criticize someone or something
  • by word of mouth (adverb)
    1. orally
    2. by spoken rather than written means
  • down in the mouth (adjective)
    1. filled with melancholy and despondency
  • dragon's mouth (noun)
    1. a bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide gaping corolla; Canada
  • dry mouth (noun)
    1. abnormal dryness of the mouth resulting from decreased secretion of saliva
  • foam at the mouth (verb)
    1. be in a state of uncontrolled anger
  • foot and mouth disease (noun)
    1. a serious disease that kills cows and sheep
  • foot-and-mouth disease (noun)
    1. acute contagious disease of cloven-footed animals marked by ulcers in the mouth and around the hoofs
  • froth at the mouth (verb)
    1. be in a state of uncontrolled anger
  • green adder's mouth (noun)
    1. north American orchid having a solitary leaf and flowers with threadlike petals
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mouth used in phrasal verbs

  • mouth off (phrasal verb)
    1. to give your opinions about something in a very annoying way, especially when you are complaining or criticizing something
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