Article: mouth

mouth • n. / mou[unvoicedth] / ( pl. mouths / mou[voicedth]z; mou[unvoicedth]s / ) 1. the opening in the lower part of the human face, surrounded by the lips, through which food is taken in and from which speech and other sounds are emitted. ∎  the cavity behind this, containing the teeth and tongue. ∎  the corresponding opening through which an animal takes in food (at the front of the head in vertebrates and many other creatures), or the cavity behind this. ∎  a horse's readiness to feel and obey the pressure of the bit in its mouth: the horse had a hard mouth . ∎  the character or quality of a ...

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