mouth
noun (mouth, mouths); verb (mouth, mouths, mouthed — say silently)
Everyday
- The opening in the face used for eating, speaking and breathing. tree →
- An opening or entrance: "the mouth of a cave". tree →
- The place where a river flows into the sea: "the river mouth". tree →
- As a verb, to make the shape of words with your lips without sound. tree →
In the lessons
In science, digestion begins in the mouth: teeth chew and saliva softens food. In health: brush teeth, don't put small objects or unknown things in your mouth; cover your mouth when you cough. In geography, a river's mouth is where it ends. Phrases: mouth-watering, word of mouth, keep your mouth shut, big mouth.
Examples
- Open your mouth wide. tree →
- Don't talk with your mouth full. tree →
- Cover your mouth when you cough. tree →
- Never put coins in your mouth. tree →
- The river mouth is near the town. tree →
- Bats came out of the mouth of the cave. tree →
- The cake looked mouth-watering. tree →
- She mouthed "thank you" across the room. tree →
- Don’t open your mouth to answer. tree →
Note
Plural "mouths". Digestion begins in the mouth. A river's "mouth" is its end, not its start (the start is the "source").
In Jewish tradition
Interpretation: God says he will be "with the mouth" of Moses, who felt he spoke poorly. Tradition teaches that speech is a powerful gift, and the Written Torah and the Oral Torah are said to come "from the mouth" of God. In the primary lessons: In science, digestion begins in the mouth: teeth chew and saliva softens food. In health: brush teeth, don't put small objects or unknown things in your mouth; cover your mouth when you cough. In geography, a river's mouth is where it ends. Phrases: mouth-watering, word of mouth, keep your mouth shut, big mouth.
Examples
- And the stone upon the well's mouth was great. (Torah GEN.29.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- And they said: 'We will call the damsel, and inquire at her mouth.' (Torah GEN.24.57, JPS 1917) tree →
- Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt speak.' (Torah EXO.4.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- Set the horn to thy mouth. (Prophets HOS.8.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- I lay my hand upon my mouth. (Writings JOB.40.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day. (Writings JOB.3.1, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Plural "mouths". Digestion begins in the mouth. A river's "mouth" is its end, not its start (the start is the "source").
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «mouth» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- Trees and pragmatics of «mouth» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «mouth» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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