Look up: mouth

1. mouth
   Front opening of the digestive tract, into which food is taken for digestion. In flatworms, the mouth is the only opening into the digestive cavity, and is located on the 'belly' of the worm.
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2. mouth
   [n] - a person conceived as a consumer of food 2. [n] - an opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge) 3. [n] - the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water 4. [n] - the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge 5. [n] - the ex...
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3. Mouth
   Mouth: 1. The upper opening of the digestive tract, beginning with the lips and containing the teeth, gums, and tongue. Foodstuffs are broken down mechanically in the mouth by chewing and saliva is added as a lubricant. Saliva contains amylase, an enzyme that digests starch. 2. Any opening or apertu...
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4. mouth
   the open end through which fish enter Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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5. Mouth
   The opening to the alimentary canal located in the peristomium.
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6. Mouth
   Mouth (mouth) noun ; plural Mouths (mou&thlig;z). [ Middle English mouth , muþ , Anglo-Saxon mūð ; akin to Dutch mond , Old Saxon mūð , German mund , Icelandic muðr
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7. Mouth
   Mouth (mou&thlig;) transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Mouthed (mou&thlig;d); present participle & verbal noun Mouthing .] 1. To take into the mouth; to seize or grind wit...
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8. Mouth
   Mouth intransitive verb 1. To speak with a full, round, or loud, affected voice; to vociferate; to rant. « I'll bellow out for Rome, and for my country, And mouth at Cæsar, till I shake the senate.» Addison. 2.
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9. mouth
   Origin: OE. Mouth, mu, AS. M; akin to D. Mond, OS. M, G. Mund, Icel. Mur, munnr, Sw. Mun, Dan. Mund, Goth. Muns, and possibly L. Mentum chin; or cf. D. Muil mouth, muzzle, G. Maul, OHG. Mla, Icel. Mli, and Skr. Mukha mouth. ... 1. The opening through which an animal receives food; the aperture betwe...
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10. mouth
    noun the opening of a jar or bottle; `the jar had a wide mouth`
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11. mouth
    noun 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`
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12. mouth
    noun the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water; `New York is at the mouth of the Hudson`
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13. mouth
    noun a person conceived as a consumer of food; `he has four mouths to feed`
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14. mouth
    oral fissure noun the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge; `he stuffed his mouth with candy`
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15. mouth
    (mouth) an opening or aperture. the oral cavity, which forms the beginning of the digestive system and in which the chewing of food takes place. The mouth is also the site of the organs of taste and of the teeth, tongue, and lips. It is not only the entrance to the body for food and sometimes air, but also a maj...
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16. Mouth
    • (n.) Speech; language; testimony. • (n.) Cry; voice. • (n.) The crosspiece of a bridle bit, which enters the mouth of an animal. • (n.) The opening of a vessel by which it is filled or emptied, charged or discharged; as, the mouth of a jar or pitcher; the mouth of the lacteal v...
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17. mouth
    in human anatomy, orifice through which food and air enter the body. The mouth opens to the outside at the lips and empties into the throat at the ... [10 related articles]
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18. Mouth
    End of a stream. Point at which a stream enters a lake, sea, or ocean.
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19. mouth
    mouth, entrance to the digestive and respiratory tracts. The mouth, or oral cavity, is ordinarily a simple opening in lower animals; in vertebrates it is a more complex structure. In humans, the mouth is defined in front and at the sides by the lips, jawbone, teeth, and gums; in the rear it merges w...
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20. Mouth
    The mouth is a versatile area of the human anatomy, responsible for articulation in speech, and tasting, chewing, and swallowing food. The mouth cavity is located just below the nasal cavity and is formed by the palatine bones and the palatine processes of the maxilla on top and by the mandible on b...
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21. mouth
    Type: Term Pronunciation: mowth Definitions: 1. The opening, usually the external opening, of a cavity or canal. Synonyms: oral cavity See: os2, ostium, orifice, stoma2
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22. mouth
    Cavity forming the entrance to the digestive tract (gut or alimentary canal). In land vertebrates, air from the nostrils enters the mouth cavity to pass down the trachea. The mouth in mammals is enclosed by the jaws, cheeks, and palate. It contains teeth that may have a variety of functions dependin...
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23. Mouth
    1. The upper opening of the digestive tract, beginning with the lips and containing the teeth, gums, and tongue. Foodstuffs are broken down mechanically in the mouth by chewing and saliva is added as a lubricant. Saliva contains amylase, an enzyme that digests starch. 2. Any opening or aperture in t...
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24. Mouth
    1. The upper opening of the digestive tract, beginning with the lips and containing the teeth, gums, and tongue. Foodstuffs are broken down mechanically in the mouth by chewing and saliva is added as a lubricant. Saliva contains amylase, an enzyme that digests starch. 2. Any opening or aperture in t...
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25. mouth
    The oral cavity; the entrance to the digestive system where food is broken into pieces by the teeth and saliva begins the digestion process.
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