noun

mouth

mowth

noun

The opening in the face used for eating and speaking.

"She covered her mouth to stifle a laugh."

"Chew with your mouth closed."

The point where a river flows into the sea or another body of water.

"The city sits at the mouth of the Thames."

An opening or entrance to something, such as a cave or bottle.

"They set up camp near the mouth of the cave."

A person who talks too much, or too boldly, for someone else.

"He acted as the group's mouth, saying what everyone else was thinking."

How to Use Mouth

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe body part used to eat and speak, or — by extension — an opening, outlet, or outspoken person.

Common pairings

mouth of the river shut your mouth word of mouth

mouths plural

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From Old English mūþ, from an ancient Germanic root also connected to Latin words for "chin" and "to chew."

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