mouth

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. oral cavity, lips, kisser (sl.), trap (sl.); muzzle; entrance, exit, inlet, outlet. See opening, edge, egress, ingress.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [Oral cavity]

Syn. maw, jaws, stoma, muzzle, lips, kisser*, yap*, trap*, chops*, bazoo*, mandible, cake hole (British).

Parts of the mouth include: lips, orifice, roof, floor, tongue, jaws, gums, teeth, pharynx, soft palate, alveolar ridge, hard palate, alveoli, uvula.

2. [Any opening resembling a mouth]

Syn. orifice, entrance, aperture; see opening 1 .

3. [The end of a river]

Syn. estuary, firth, delta, confluence, portal, harbor, roads, sound, tidewater.

• down in ( or [m1]• at) the mouth*,

Syn. depressed, discouraged, unhappy; see sad 1 .

• give mouth to,

Syn. express, tell, reveal; see say .

• have a big mouth*,

Syn. talk loudly, exaggerate, brag; see talk 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

1. oral cavity lips, maw, orifice, muzzle chops, *choppers, *kisser. see lips, smile, teeth

2. end of a river outlet, estuary, delta, drain. see river

3. opening entrance, aperture.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. The opening in the body through which food is ingested: Slang: gob2, puss, trap. See MOUTH. 2. A facial contortion indicating displeasure, disgust, or pain: face, grimace, moue, pout. Informal: mug. See EXPRESS. 3. A person who speaks on behalf of another or others: speaker, spokesman, spokesperson, spokeswoman. Informal: mouthpiece. See SUBSTITUTE. 4. An open space allowing passage: aperture, hole, opening, orifice, outlet, vent. See OPEN. II verb 1. To speak in a loud, pompous, or prolonged manner: declaim, harangue, perorate, rant, rave. See WORDS. 2. To contort one's face to indicate displeasure, disgust, or pain, for example: grimace, mug. Idioms: make a face, make faces. See EXPRESS.