mouth

• فتحة في الوجه يتناول بها الإنسان والحيوان الطعام ويتكلم ويتنفس، أو تجويف داخلي يحتوي على الأسنان واللسان.

A noun referring to the opening in the face through which humans and animals eat, speak, and breathe, or the cavity inside containing the teeth and tongue.

1. Body partA1formal

   The opening in the face used for speaking, eating, and breathing.

   الفم

   • Open your mouth wide for the dentist.
   • She covered her mouth when she yawned.
   • The baby put everything in his mouth.

   المرادفاتgobmaworal cavitytrapyap

2. Opening or entranceB1formal

   The opening of a container, cave, river, or similar structure.

   فَم

   • The mouth of the bottle was broken.
   • We stood at the mouth of the cave.
   • The river flows into the sea at its mouth.

   المرادفاتapertureentranceestuaryexitgatewayinletopeningorificeoutlet

3. Speech or expressionB2informal

   The way someone speaks or expresses opinions.

   الكلام أو التعبير

   • He has a big mouth and talks too much.
   • Watch your mouth when you speak to your teacher.
   • She put her foot in her mouth by saying the wrong thing.

   المرادفاتarticulationexpressionspeechutterancevoice

   الأضدادmutenesssilence

• فعل يدل على تحريك الشفتين لتشكيل الكلمات دون إصدار صوت مسموع، أو على التحدث بطريقة متكلفة وغير صادقة.

A verb used to indicate the act of forming words with the lips without making sounds, or speaking in a pompous or insincere manner.

1. Speak without soundB1informal

   To form words with the lips without making any sound.

   التحرك بالشفاه دون صوت

   • She mouthed the words to the song.
   • He mouthed 'I love you' across the room.
   • The students mouthed the answers during the exam.

   الأضدادscreamshoutspeakutteryell

2. Say or repeatC1formal

   To say something in a pompous or insincere way.

   تفوّه بكلام منمّق

   • He mouthed empty promises to the crowd.
   • Politicians often mouth platitudes without conviction.
   • She mouthed the official line without believing it.

   المرادفاتdeclaimintoneorateparrotspout

الصيغ المركّبةmouth off