Word a Day
mouth
What does mouth mean?
mouth (noun): the front opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use mouth in a sentence?
- He stuffed his mouth with candy. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce mouth?
/maʊθ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does mouth come from?
From Middle English mouth, from Old English mūþ.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “mouth” mean?
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
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the front opening of a creature through which food is ingested
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an advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace
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something that is representative of all such things in a group
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