1. (

• mouth ,
• oral_cavity ,
• oral_fissure ,
• rima_oris

) the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge; "he stuffed his mouth with candy" ;

2. (

• mouth

) 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" ;

3. (

• 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" ;

4. (

• mouth

) the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water; "New York is at the mouth of the Hudson" ;

5. (

• mouth

) a person conceived as a consumer of food; "he has four mouths to feed" ;

6. (

• mouthpiece ,
• mouth ,

) a spokesperson (as a lawyer) ;

7. (

• sass ,
• sassing ,
• backtalk ,
• back_talk ,
• lip ,
• mouth

) an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass" ;

8. (

• mouth

) the opening of a jar or bottle; "the jar had a wide mouth" ;

1. (

• talk ,
• speak ,
• utter ,
• mouth ,
• verbalize ,
• verbalise

) express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" ;

2. (

• mouth ,

) articulate silently; form words with the lips only; "She mouthed a swear word" ;

3. (

• mouth

) touch with the mouth ;