mouth

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Etymology [edit]

From Middle English mouth, from Old English mūþ (“mouth, opening, door, gate”), from Proto-Germanic *munþaz (“mouth”), from Proto-Indo-European *ment- (“to chew; jaw, mouth”). Cognate with Scots mouth (“mouth”), North Frisian müd, müth, müss (“mouth”), West Frisian mûn (“mouth”), Dutch mond (“mouth”), muide (“river mouth”) and mui (“riptide”), German Mund (“mouth”), Swedish mun (“mouth”), Faroese muður, munnur (“mouth”), Icelandic munnur (“mouth”), Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍃 (munþs, “mouth”), Latin mentum (“chin”) and mandō (“to chew”), Ancient Greek μάσταξ (mástax, “jaws, mouth”) and μασάομαι (masáomai, “to chew”), Albanian mjekër (“chin, beard”), Welsh mant (“jawbone”), Hittite mēni (“chin”).

An illustration of the inside of a human mouth, with cheeks cut and lips pulled back.

Noun [edit]

mouth (plural mouths)

  1. (anatomy) The opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
    "Open your mouth and say 'aah'," directed the doctor.
  2. The end of a river out of which water flows into a sea or other large body of water.
    The mouth of the river is a good place to go birdwatching in spring and autumn.
  3. An outlet, aperture or orifice.
    • 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 1, The China Governess[1]:
      ‘It was called the wickedest street in London and the entrance was just here. I imagine the mouth of the road lay between this lamp standard and the second from the next down there.’
    The mouth of a cave
  4. (slang) A loud or overly talkative person.
    My kid sister is a real mouth; she never shuts up.

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Translations [edit]

the opening of an animal through which food is ingested
an outlet, aperture or orifice
the end of a river out of which water flows
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Verb [edit]

mouth (third-person singular simple present mouths, present participle mouthing, simple past and past participle mouthed)

  1. (transitive) To speak about something.
    He mouthed his opinions on the subject at the meeting.
  2. (transitive) To make the actions of speech, without producing sound.
    The prompter mouthed the words to the actor, who had forgotten them.
  3. (transitive) To pick up or handle with the lips or mouth, but not chew or swallow.
    The fish mouthed the lure, but didn't bite.

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Terms derived from the noun or verb mouth

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Middle English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old English mūþ.

Noun [edit]

mouth (plural mouths)

  1. mouth

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