mouth — The opening in the face through which food is taken and sounds are made
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: The opening in the face through which food is taken and sounds are made
Pronunciation (IPA): /maʊθ/
Example Sentences
- The dentist told me to open my mouth wide like a hippo.
- Don't talk with your mouth full of food!
- My mouth dropped open when I saw the huge pizza.
mouth
NOUN[/maʊθ/]
The opening in the face through which food is taken and sounds are made
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word derives from Old English 'mūth', which shares a common Germanic root with cognates such as German 'Mund' and Dutch 'mond'. This Proto-Germanic term originally referred to the opening in the face through which food is taken in and sounds are produced.
Breakdown
Old English 'mūth' underwent regular phonetic evolution to modern English 'mouth', with the vowel shift from 'ū' to 'ou' characteristic of Middle English development. The word contains no productive morphological breakdown, as it is a simple, ancient root with no separable affixes.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The dentist told me to open my mouth wide like a hippo.”
“Don't talk with your mouth full of food!”
“My mouth dropped open when I saw the huge pizza.”
“The river mouth flows into the ocean.”
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