mouth

mouth

noun

Definition of MOUTH

1

the opening through which food passes into the body of an animal <the baby chicks opened their mouths very wide and chirped piteously when their mother came back with worms>

Synonyms chops, gob [chiefly British], kisser [slang], mug, piehole [slang], trap [slang], yap [slang]

Related Words countenance, face, puss [slang], visage; muzzle; jaws, mandible, maxilla; gullet, maw

2

a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval <the boy usually makes a mouth when he gets an injection>

Synonyms face, frown, lower (also lour), moue, mouth, mow, mug, pout, scowl, snoot

Related Words flinch, squinch, wince; growl, snarl; rictus, simper, smirk; scoff, sneer; glare, glower, look, stare

Near Antonyms grin, laugh, smile

3

disrespectful or argumentative talk given in response to a command or request <I won't tolerate you giving your mother mouth about everything>

Synonyms backchat, cheek, impertinence, impudence, insolence, mouth, sass, sauce

Related Words comeback, rejoinder, retort, riposte, wisecrack; cuteness, discourtesy, disrespect, guff, impoliteness, nonsense, rudeness, tactlessness; audaciousness, audacity, boldness, brazenness; coarseness, crassness, crudity, vulgarity; abruptness, bluffness, bluntness, brusqueness, crossness, curtness, gruffness, surliness

Near Antonyms civility, cordiality, courtesy, diplomacy, politeness, tactfulness; consideration, gallantry, gentility, graciousness, smoothness, suaveness, suavity; deference, respect; affability

4

a person who speaks for another or for a group <the press secretary is the official mouth of the administration>

Synonyms mouth, mouthpiece, point man, point person, prophet, speaker, spokesman

Related Words spokesmodel, spokeswoman; front, promoter, shill; communicator, sayer, talker; agent, ambassador, delegate, emissary, envoy, representative