English dictionary



Hint: Question mark (?) is a wildcard. Question mark substitutes one character.

English noun: mastication

1. mastication (act) biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow


Synonymschew, chewing, manduction


Broader (hypernym)change of state


Narrower (hyponym)chomping, gumming, mumbling, rumination


Part meronymeating, feeding









Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
Web design: Orcapia v/Per Bang. English edition: .
2024 onlineordbog.dk