English > mouth: 11 senses > noun 1, body| Meaning | The opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge. |
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| Example | "he stuffed his mouth with candy" |
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| Synonyms | oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris |
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| Part of | mouth | The externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening |
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| Parts | buccal cavity | The cavity between the jaws / jaws and the cheeks |
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| dentition, teeth | The kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal |
| gingiva, gum | The tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth |
| palate, roof of the mouth | The upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities |
| salivary gland | Any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion |
| tongue, lingua, glossa, clapper | A mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity |
| Narrower | trap, cakehole, hole, maw, yap, gob | informal terms for the mouth |
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| Broader | rima | A narrow elongated opening or fissure between two symmetrical parts |
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| Spanish | boca, cavidad oral, desembocadura, rima oris |
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| Catalan | boca, cavitat oral, desembocadura, rima oris |
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| Adjectives | oral | of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth |
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| Verbs | mouth | express in speech |
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| mouth | articulate silently |
| mouth | touch with the mouth |
English > mouth: 11 senses > noun 2, body| Meaning | The externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening. |
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| Example | "she wiped lipstick from her mouth" |
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| Part of | face, human face | The front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear |
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| Parts | lingual artery, arteria lingualis | An artery originating from the external carotid artery and supplying the under side of the tongue |
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| lingual vein, vena lingualis | A vein that receives blood from the tongue and the floor of the mouth and empties into the internal jugular or the facial vein |
| lip | Either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking |
| mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris | The opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge |
| Narrower | beak, bill, neb, nib, pecker | horny projecting mouth of a bird |
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| beak | beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles) |
| cytostome | mouth of a protozoan |
| Broader | orifice, opening, porta | An aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity |
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| Spanish | boca, nariz |
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| Catalan | boca |
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| Verbs | mouth | express in speech |
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| mouth | articulate silently |
| mouth | touch with the mouth |
English > mouth: 11 senses > verb 1, communication| Meaning | Express in speech. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
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| Synonyms | talk, speak, utter, verbalize, verbalise |
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| Entailed by | declaim, recite | recite in elocution |
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| pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say | speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way |
| Narrower | babble | Utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way |
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| bark | speak in an unfriendly tone |
| bay | Utter in deep prolonged tones |
| begin | Begin to speak or say |
| blubber, blubber out | Utter while crying |
| blurt out, blurt, blunder out, blunder, ejaculate | Utter impulsively |
| bumble, stutter, stammer, falter | speak haltingly |
| cackle | talk / talk or utter in a cackling manner |
| chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble | speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly |
| chatter | make noise as if chattering away |
| deliver, present | deliver (a speech, oration, or idea) |
| drone, drone on | talk in a monotonous voice |
| enthuse | Utter with enthusiasm |
| generalize, generalise | speak or write in generalities / generalities |
| gulp | Utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly |
| hiss, sizz, siss, sibilate | Express or utter with a hiss |
| lip off, shoot one's mouth off | speak spontaneously and without restraint |
| mumble, mutter, maunder, mussitate | talk indistinctly |
| murmur | speak softly or indistinctly |
| open up | talk / talk freely and without inhibition |
| peep | speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice |
| rant, mouth off, jabber, spout, rabbit on, rave | talk / talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| rasp | Utter in a grating voice |
| read | look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed |
| shout | utter in a loud voice |
| sing | produce tones with the voice |
| slur | Utter indistinctly |
| snap, snarl | Utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone |
| snivel, whine | talk / talk in a tearful manner |
| speak in tongues | speak unintelligibly in or as if in religious ecstasy |
| speak up | speak louder |
| swallow | Utter indistinctly |
| talk of, talk about | discuss or mention |
| tone, chant, intone | Utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically |
| tone, inflect, modulate | Vary the pitch of one's speech |
| troll | speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice |
| verbalize, verbalise | Be verbose |
| vocalize, vocalise, phonate | Utter speech sounds |
| whiff | Utter with a puff of air |
| whisper | speak softly |
| yack, jaw, yack away, rattle on, yap away | talk incessantly and tiresomely |
| Broader | communicate, intercommunicate | transmit thoughts or feelings |
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| See also | mouth off | talk / talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
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| Similar to | verbalize, verbalise | Be verbose |
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| Spanish | conversar, decir, dialogar, hablar, proferir, pronunciar, verbalizar |
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| Catalan | dialogar, dir, parlar, proferir, verbalitzar |
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| Nouns | mouth | the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening |
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| mouth | the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge |
| mouth | an impudent / impudent or insolent rejoinder |
| mouth | a spokesperson (as a lawyer) |
