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mouthsore

mouthsore noun: a sore in or of the mouth.

Noun

mouthsore (plural mouthsores)

  1. A sore in or of the mouth.
    • OVA (Sclerocarya birrea) The bark is pounded and added to lukewarm water which is taken as a remedy for mouthsore.1987, Kamoji K. Wachiira, Women's use of off-farm and boundary lands
    • Then there was Betty who was constantly in a fit when she invariably became speechless. Not to mention, Sally's mouthsore and the severe dog-bites suffered by Maria.2008, Eddie Donoghue, Black Breeding Machines

Forms of mouthsore

pluralmouthsores
alternative formmouth sore

Origin of mouthsore

From Middle English *mouthsor, *muthsar, from Old English mūþsār (“mouthsore”), equivalent to mouth + sore.

Questions about mouthsore

What does mouthsore mean?
Mouthsore means a sore in or of the mouth.
What part of speech is mouthsore?
Mouthsore is a noun.
What is the plural of mouthsore?
The plural of mouthsore is mouthsores.

Words near mouthsore in the dictionary

  1. mouthsful
  2. mouthshot
  3. mouthsoap
  4. mouthsoaping
  5. mouthsome
  6. mouthsore
  7. mouthsores
  8. mouthstick
  9. mouthsticks
  10. mouthward
  11. mouthwards

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