mouth

Universal Words noun, verb noun ( part of face 1 the opening in the face used for speaking, eating, etc.; the area inside the head behind this opening: She opened her mouth to say something. * His mouth twisted into a wry smile. * Their mouths fell open )= they were surprised(. * Don't talk with your mouth full )= when eating(. * The creature was foaming at the mouth. seealsoFOOT-AND-MOUTHDISEASE person needing food 2 a person considered only as sb who needs to be provided with food: Now there would be another mouth to feed. * The world will not be able to support all these extra hungry mouths. entrance / opening 3 ~ )of sth( the entrance or opening of sth: the mouth of a cave / pit seealsoGOALMOUTH of river 4 the place where a river joins the sea: A number of industries sprang up around the mouth of the river. way of speaking 5 a particular way of speaking: He has a foul mouth on him! * Watch your mouth! )= stop saying things that are rude and / or offensive( seealsoLOUDMOUTH -mouthed 6 )in adjectives( having the type or shape of mouth mentioned: a wide-mouthed old woman * a narrow-mouthed cave seealsoOPEN-MOUTHED 7 )in adjectives( having a particular way of speaking: a rather crude-mouthed individual seealsoFOUL-MOUTHED, MEALY-MOUTHED IDIOMS be all mouth )informal( if you say sb is all mouth, you mean that they talk a lot about doing sth, but are, in fact, not brave enough to do it down in the mouth unhappy and depressed keep your mouth shut )informal( to not talk about sth to sb because it is a secret or because it will upset or annoy them: I've warned them to keep their mouths shut about this. * Now she's upset-why couldn't you keep your mouth shut? out of the mouths of babes )and sucklings( )saying( used when a small child has just said sth that seems very wise or clever moreatBIGadj., BORN, BREAD, BUTTERn., FOAMv., FOOTn., GIFT, HEART, HORSEn., LIVE, MELT, MONEY, SHOOTv., SHUTv., TASTEn., WATCHv., WORDn. verb 1 to move your lips as if you were saying sth, but without making a sound: [VN] He mouthed a few obscenities at us and then moved off. [also Vspeech] 2 )disapproving( to say sth that you do not really feel, believe or understand: [VN] They're just mouthing empty slogans. [also Vspeech] PHRASALVERBS mouth off )at / about sth( )informal( to talk or complain loudly about sth