{
    "term": "mouth",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "image": "data/images/bo/body_face.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the opening in the face used for speaking, eating, etc.; the area inside the head behind this opening",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She opened her mouth to say something."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His mouth twisted into a wry smile."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their **mouths fell open** *(= they were surprised)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Don't **talk with your mouth full** *(= when eating)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The creature was **foaming/frothing at the mouth**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Cover your mouth when you cough."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The adult bird drops the worms into the mouths of the hungry chicks."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Rinse your mouth thoroughly with water."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A cool smile played across her mouth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A smile played around his strong mouth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A tight mouth was the only sign of her nerves."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Good mouth care is very important when you are having chemotherapy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He began to stuff his mouth with pasta."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He coughed as the blood filled his mouth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He covered his mouth to hide his yawn."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He wiped his greasy mouth on his sleeve."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her mouth curved into a smile."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her mouth suddenly set in a determined line."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His mouth compressed into a thin, hard line."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His mouth lifted in a wry smile."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His mouth widened to a smile."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I could taste blood in my mouth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was so thirsty my tongue was sticking to the roof of my mouth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My mouth started watering when I smelled the food."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our mouths dropped open in surprise."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She put her hand over her mouth to stifle the cough."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Suddenly a hand cupped her mouth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The corners of her mouth turned up in a slight smile."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The hot coffee burned her mouth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was blood trickling from the corner of his mouth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There were lines of tension about his mouth."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Body"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "cavernous", "enormous"],
                "verb + mouth": ["open", "clamp shut", "close"],
                "mouth + verb": ["drop", "drop open", "fall open"],
                "mouth + noun": ["sore", "ulcer", "cancer"],
                "preposition": [
                    "around your mouth",
                    "across your mouth",
                    "in your mouth"
                ],
                "phrases": [
                    "the back of the mouth",
                    "the roof of the mouth",
                    "the corner of the mouth"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person considered only as somebody who needs to be provided with food",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Now there would be another **mouth to feed**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The world will not be able to support all these extra **hungry mouths**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Twins would mean two extra mouths to feed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has four hungry mouths to feed."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "cavernous", "enormous"],
                "verb + mouth": ["open", "clamp shut", "close"],
                "mouth + verb": ["drop", "drop open", "fall open"],
                "mouth + noun": ["sore", "ulcer", "cancer"],
                "preposition": [
                    "around your mouth",
                    "across your mouth",
                    "in your mouth"
                ],
                "phrases": [
                    "the back of the mouth",
                    "the roof of the mouth",
                    "the corner of the mouth"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the place where a river joins the sea",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A number of industries sprang up around the mouth of the river."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Pelicans are found close to river mouths."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Geography"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "the entrance or opening of something",
            "sensetop": "mouth (of something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the mouth of a cave/pit"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Up ahead was the tunnel mouth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They drew nearer to the mouth of the cave."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He shot wide of the goal mouth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She wiped the mouth of the bottle before drinking."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "a particular way of speaking",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He has a foul mouth on him!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Watch your mouth! *(= stop saying things that are rude and/or offensive)*"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "having the type or shape of mouth mentioned",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a round, wide-mouthed face"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a narrow-mouthed cave"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "having a particular way of speaking",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a rather crude-mouthed individual"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "if you say somebody is all mouth, you mean that they talk a lot about doing something, but are, in fact, not brave enough to do it",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "having rich parents",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that somebody seems to be innocent, kind, etc. when they are not really",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "because people tell each other and not because they read about it",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The news spread by word of mouth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The restaurant does not advertise, but relies on word of mouth for custom."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "unhappy and depressed",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Feelings"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to have a mass of small bubbles in and around its mouth, especially because it is sick or angry",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The dog started foaming at the mouth."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to be very angry",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Feelings"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "given by somebody who is directly involved and therefore likely to be accurate",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to be bad at keeping secrets",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to talk too much, especially about your own abilities and achievements",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Personal qualities"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "somebody feels nervous or frightened about something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "My heart was in my mouth as I opened the envelope."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to not talk about something to somebody because it is a secret or because it will upset or annoy them",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I've warned them to keep their mouths shut about this."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Now she's upset—why couldn't you keep your mouth shut?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The athletes were warned to keep their mouths shut about politics."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make you feel upset or ashamed afterwards",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The whole business left a bad taste in my mouth."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to spend all the money you earn on basic needs such as food without being able to save any money",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to refuse or criticize something that is given to you for nothing",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I’m never one to look a gift horse in the mouth."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used when you realize that you have said something that you should not have said",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be soft and very good to eat",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They serve steaks that just melt in your mouth."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used when a small child has just said something that seems very wise or clever",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to say or do something that upsets, offends or embarrasses somebody",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I really put my foot in my mouth with Ella—I didn't know she'd split up with Tom."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to support what you say by doing something practical; to show by your actions that you really mean something",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to suggest that somebody has said something when in fact they have not",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He felt after the interview that the police officers had been trying to put words into his mouth."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to talk too much, in a way that is not sensible",
            "labels": "(North American English, informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to talk about something in a way that shows that you are too proud of it",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Personal qualities"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to talk about something that is private or secret",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a rude way of telling somebody to be quiet or stop talking",
            "labels": "(slang)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to take away somebody’s job so that they are no longer able to earn enough money to live",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to say what somebody else was going to say",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I was about to say we should cancel the trip, but she took the words right out of my mouth."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be careful what you say in order not to offend somebody or make them angry",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/maʊθ/",
                "audio": "mo/mouth/mouth__gb_3.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/maʊðz/",
                "audio": "mo/mouth/mouths__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/maʊθ/",
                "audio": "mo/mouth/mouth__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/maʊðz/",
                "audio": "mo/mouth/mouths__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English mūth, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch mond and German Mund, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin mentum ‘chin’."
}