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mouth guard

mouth guard is the alternative form of mouthguard.

Meaning of mouthguard

Noun

mouthguard (plural mouthguards)

  1. (US) A device that fits into the mouth over one or both arches of the teeth and usually made of plastic. Such devices may protect against injury during sport or fighting or may serve a medical purpose.
    Synonyms:
    gumshield

Forms of mouth guard

pluralmouth guards

Questions about mouth guard

What is mouth guard the alternative form of?
Mouth guard is the alternative form of mouthguard.

Words near mouth guard in the dictionary

  1. mouth cone
  2. mouth cones
  3. mouth diaper
  4. mouth diapers
  5. mouth feel
  6. mouth guard
  7. mouth guards
  8. mouth harp
  9. mouth harpist
  10. mouth harpists
  11. mouth harps

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Adapted from Wiktionary: mouth guard (page history and authors); mouthguard (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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