mouth

The word “mouth” means the opening in the face used for eating and speaking. In plain terms, the body part used to eat and speak, or — by extension — an opening, outlet, or outspoken person.

“Mouth” is pronounced mowth (/maʊθ/ in IPA).

Here is “mouth” used in a sentence: “She covered her mouth to stifle a laugh.”

Words with a similar meaning to “mouth” include bazoo, cakehole, clam, chops, clamshell and gob.

“Mouth” is a noun.

The word “mouth” comes from Latin. From Old English mūþ, from an ancient Germanic root also connected to Latin words for "chin" and "to chew.".

“Mouth” is a very common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A1 level.

“Mouth” has 4 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: the opening in the face used for eating and speaking.

The mouth of a river is the place where it ends by flowing into a larger body of water, such as a sea, lake, or another river. It is the opposite of the source, where the river begins. This is a figurative use, based on the idea of an opening.

The mouth includes the lips at the front, the teeth and gums for biting and chewing, and the tongue for tasting, moving food, and forming speech. The roof is the palate, and glands release saliva to help break food down. Together these parts support both eating and talking.

Here mouth means an opening or entrance, borrowing from the way the mouth is an opening in the face. A cave's mouth is its entrance; a bottle's mouth is its top opening. This figurative sense appears widely — the mouth of a tunnel, a harbour, or a jar.