the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge; he stuffed his mouth with candy
[ Syn: oral cavity , oral fissure , rima oris ]
the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening; she wiped lipstick from her mouth'
an opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge); he rode into the mouth of the canyon; they built a fire at the mouth of the cave'
the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water; New York is at the mouth of the Hudson'
a person conceived as a consumer of food; he has four mouths to feed'
a spokesperson (as a lawyer)
[ Syn: mouthpiece ]
an impudent or insolent rejoinder; dont give me any of your sass
the opening of a jar or bottle; the jar had a wide mouth'