mouth
mouth Lexical Profile
mouth Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The opening and cavity in the lower part of the human face, surrounded by the lips, through which food is taken in and vocal sounds are emitted.
"The dentist asked the patient to open his mouth wide for the examination."
The place where a river or stream enters a sea, ocean, or lake.
"A busy port city grew at the mouth of the river where freshwater met the sea."
An opening or entrance to a hollow structure, such as a cave, tunnel, or bottle.
"They set up camp just outside the mouth of the limestone cave."
• verb
To form words with the lips without making any sound.
"From across the crowded room, she mouthed the answer so no one else could hear."
To utter something in an insincere, pompous, or unthinking manner.
"The candidate merely mouthed familiar platitudes instead of addressing the policy questions."
To take into or touch with the mouth (especially of an infant or animal exploring an object).
"The puppy gently mouthed the rubber toy without biting through it."
Word Nuance & Usage
The noun 'mouth' is pronounced with an unvoiced 'th' sound (/θ/), whereas the verb 'mouth' and the plural noun 'mouths' are pronounced with a voiced 'th' sound (/ð/).
• Rhymes for mouth
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'mūþ', of Proto-Germanic origin and ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European root shared with Latin 'mentum' (chin).