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mouthe

mouthe is the obsolete spelling of mouth.

mouthe is the rare form of mouth.

Meaning of mouth

Noun

mouth (plural mouths)

  1. The front opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
    • "Open your mouth and say 'aah'," directed the doctor.
  2. The end of a river out of which water flows into a sea or other large body of water; or the end of a tributary out of which water flows into a larger river.
    • The mouth of the river is a good place to go birdwatching in spring and autumn.
    Synonyms:
    outlet
  3. An outlet, aperture or orifice.
    • But come, Lady, we are too near the mouth of the cavern; let us seek its inmost recesses.1764, Horace Walpole, The Castle of Otranto
  4. (slang) A loud or overly talkative person.
    • My kid sister is a real mouth; she never shuts up.
  5. (slang) A gossip.
    • Siobhán, you know Donna's a mouth.2012, Stuart Carolan, 40:45 from the start, in Love/Hate, season 3, episode 3, spoken by Tommy Daly (Killian Scott)
  6. The crosspiece of a bridle bit, which enters the mouth of an animal.

See all 21 meanings of mouth

Forms of mouthe

Noun
pluralmouthes
Verb
third-person singular presentmouthes
present participlemouthing
past participlemouthed
pastmouthed

Questions about mouthe

What is mouthe the obsolete spelling of?
Mouthe is the obsolete spelling of mouth.

Words near mouthe in the dictionary

  1. mouthcare
  2. mouthcoating
  3. mouthcoatings
  4. mouthcone
  5. mouthcones
  6. mouthe
  7. mouthed
  8. mouthed off
  9. mouthed the words
  10. mouthedness
  11. mouther

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