mouth
The part of your face you use to eat, drink, and talk.
The part of the face that includes the lips, teeth, tongue, and opening through which food is taken in and speech is produced.
The place where a river meets the sea, ocean, or a lake.
The place where a river flows into a sea, ocean, or lake.
A person who says what someone else tells them to say.
A person who speaks on behalf of another person or organization, often without adding their own opinion.
To say words with your lips but without making a sound.
To form words with the lips without making audible sounds, often to communicate secretly or when sound is not possible.
- Base: mouth
- Plural: mouth, mouths
- Base: mouth
- 3rd Person Singular: mouths
- Present Participle: mouthing
- Past: mouthed
by word of mouth
1spoken communication only
When people tell each other about something by talking, not by writing or using media.
- Most of our customers hear about us by word of mouth.
- The news spread quickly by word of mouth.
keep your mouth shut
1stay silent about something
Do not talk about something; keep it secret.
- You’d better keep your mouth shut about this plan.
- He kept his mouth shut during the meeting.
live from hand to mouth
1barely survive financially
To earn and spend just enough money to live without saving any.
- They lived from hand to mouth after losing their jobs.
- Many artists live from hand to mouth early in their careers.
put words in someone's mouth
1misrepresent what someone said
To say someone said something when they did not actually say it.
- Don't put words in my mouth—I never said that!
- She accused the reporter of putting words in her mouth.
foam at the mouth
1show extreme anger or excitement
To be so angry or excited that it shows strongly on your face and actions.
- The fans were practically foaming at the mouth with excitement.
- He was foaming at the mouth when he heard about the decision.
foam at the mouth
2be extremely, visibly angry
To be extremely angry, in a way that is very clear from how you look, speak, or act. (Originally from the image of an animal with foam around its mouth.)
- He was foaming at the mouth when he found out they had lied to him.
- Commentators were foaming at the mouth over the referee’s decision.
- She practically foamed at the mouth when she saw the mess in the kitchen.