Synonyms for mouth

noun

  1. Oral cavity

    maw, jaws, stoma, muzzle, lips, kisser*, yap*, trap*, chops*, bazoo*, mandible, cake hole (British).

    Parts of the mouth include: lips, orifice, roof, floor, tongue, jaws, gums, teeth, pharynx, soft palate, alveolar ridge, hard palate, alveoli, uvula.

  2. Any opening resembling a mouth

    orifice, entrance, aperture; see opening 1.

  3. The end of a river

    estuary, firth, delta, confluence, portal, harbor, roads, sound, tidewater.

down in (<strong><em>or</em> </strong>at) the mouth*
give mouth to
have a big mouth*

talk loudly, exaggerate, brag; see talk 1.

See mouth in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II


noun
  1. The opening in the body through which food is ingested:

    (Slang) gob2, puss, trap. See mouth
  2. A facial contortion indicating displeasure, disgust, or pain:

    face, grimace, moue, pout. (Informal) mug. See express
  3. A person who speaks on behalf of another or others:

    speaker, spokesman, spokesperson, spokeswoman. (Informal) mouthpiece. See substitute
  4. An open space allowing passage:

    aperture, hole, opening, orifice, outlet, vent. See open
verb
  1. To speak in a loud, pompous, or prolonged manner:

    declaim, harangue, perorate, rant, rave. See words
  2. To contort one's face to indicate displeasure, disgust, or pain, for example:

    grimace, mug. Idioms: make a face, make faces. See express

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