English noun: mouth | |||
1. | mouth (body) the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge | ||
Samples | He stuffed his mouth with candy. | ||
Synonyms | oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris | ||
Broader (hypernym) | rima | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cakehole, gob, hole, maw, trap, yap | ||
Part holonym | buccal cavity, clapper, dentition, gingiva, glossa, gum, lingua, palate, roof of the mouth, salivary gland, teeth, tongue | ||
Part meronym | mouth | ||
2. | mouth (body) the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening | ||
Samples | She wiped lipstick from her mouth. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | opening, orifice, porta | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | beak, beak, bill, cytostome, neb, nib, pecker | ||
Part holonym | arteria lingualis, lingual artery, lingual vein, lip, mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris, vena lingualis | ||
Part meronym | face, human face | ||
3. | mouth (object) an opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge) | ||
Samples | He rode into the mouth of the canyon. They built a fire at the mouth of the cave. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | gap, opening | ||
4. | mouth (object) the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water | ||
Samples | New York is at the mouth of the Hudson. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | formation, geological formation | ||
5. | mouth (person) a person conceived as a consumer of food | ||
Samples | He has four mouths to feed. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | eater, feeder | ||
6. | mouth (person) a spokesperson (as a lawyer) | ||
Synonyms | mouthpiece | ||
Broader (hypernym) | interpreter, representative, spokesperson, voice | ||
Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
7. | mouth (communication) an impudent or insolent rejoinder | ||
Samples | Don't give me any of your sass. | ||
Synonyms | back talk, backtalk, lip, sass, sassing | ||
Broader (hypernym) | comeback, counter, rejoinder, replication, retort, return, riposte | ||
8. | mouth (artifact) the opening of a jar or bottle | ||
Samples | The jar had a wide mouth. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | opening | ||
Part meronym | bottle, jar | ||