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mouths

/maʊðz/

mouths is the plural of mouth.

mouths is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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Questions about mouths

What is mouths the plural of?
Mouths is the plural of mouth.
How do you pronounce mouths?
Mouths is pronounced /maʊðz/.

Words near mouths in the dictionary

  1. mouthpipe
  2. mouthpipes
  3. mouthpuckeringly
  4. mouthrinse
  5. mouthrinses
  6. mouths
  7. mouths of sailors
  8. mouths off
  9. mouths the words
  10. mouthsful
  11. mouthshot

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