Synonyms for mouth
- noun
- verb
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
2. Oral cavity
oral cavity, face, jaws, maw, grimace, buccal cavity, sucker, mutter, chaps, gob slang UK IE, yap slang, kisser slang, mush slang, trap slang, mug slang, chops slang, bazoo slang US
Other
mouthpiece, spout, muzzle, outlet, rant, embouchure dated, debouchure rare
Verb
Definitions
- n. 1
The front opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
She kissed him on the mouth.
- n. 2
The end of a river out of which water flows into a sea or other large body of water; or the end of a tributary out of which water flows into a larger river.
The mouth of the river is a good place to go birdwatching in spring and autumn.
- n. 3
An outlet, aperture or orifice.
- v. 1
To speak; to utter.
How can you get up there and mouth such clichés?
Related words
- Word family
- mouthbreeder mouthbrooder mouthful mouthy mouthless mouthly mouthpiece mouthpipe
- Phrases
- mouth off trench mouth lower mouth mouth organist word-of-mouth big mouth dry mouth mouth harp
- Is a kind of
- orifice
Example sentences
- face Seen from a distance, it looked like a human face.
- muzzle Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.
- mouthpiece Our newspaper is a mouthpiece of public opinion.
- spout You must align the faucet spout with the sink drain.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| mouth | rising | |
| face | rising | |
| muzzle | rising | |
| mouthpiece | steady | |
| spout | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- lip1, mug1, maw1, yap1, gob1
- 4 letters
- face1, talk1, trap1, rant1, jaws1, sass1, mush1
- 5 letters
- speak1, utter2, inlet2, chops1, chaps1, spout1, bazoo
- 6 letters
- tongue1, outlet2, sucker2, muzzle2, mutter2, kisser2
- 7 letters
- orifice3, grimace2
- 8 letters
- entrance2, aperture3
- 9 letters
- verbalize3, verbalise
- 10 letters
- mouthpiece2, embouchure, debouchure
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (utter2 = 2 syllables).