mouth

Meanings

• the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
  • "he stuffed his mouth with candy"
• 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"
• an opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge)
  • "he rode into the mouth of the canyon"
  • "they built a fire at the mouth of the cave"
• the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water
  • "New York is at the mouth of the Hudson"
• a person conceived as a consumer of food
  • "he has four mouths to feed"
• a spokesperson (as a lawyer)
• an impudent or insolent rejoinder
• the opening of a jar or bottle
  • "the jar had a wide mouth"
• express in speech
• articulate silently; form words with the lips only
  • "She mouthed a swear word"
• touch with the mouth

Synonyms

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