MOUTHPART Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word mouthpart. (close relations)
mouth
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| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| beak | nounn | |||||
noun • beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles) • horny projecting mouth of a bird • a beaklike, tapering tip on certain plant structures • informal terms for the nose verb • hit lightly with a picking motion | ||||||
| bill | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a statute in draft before it becomes law • an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered • a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank) • the entertainment offered at a public presentation • an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution • a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement • a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare) • a cutting tool with a sharp edge • a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes • horny projecting mouth of a bird verb • demand payment • advertise especially by posters or placards • publicize or announce by placards | ||||||
| labial | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • of or relating to the lips of the mouth • relating to or near the female labium noun • a consonant whose articulation involves movement of the lips | ||||||
| labium | nounn | |||||
noun • a liplike structure that bounds a bodily orifice (especially any of the four labiate folds of a woman's vulva) | ||||||
| lip | nounn | |||||
noun • either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking • (botany) either of the two parts of a bilabiate corolla or calyx • an impudent or insolent rejoinder • the top edge of a vessel or other container • either the outer margin or the inner margin of the aperture of a gastropod's shell | ||||||
| mandible | nounn | |||||
noun • the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth | ||||||
| mandibular | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • relating to the lower jaw | ||||||
| maxilla | nounn | |||||
noun • the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium | ||||||
| muzzle | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the open circular discharging end of a gun • forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose • a leather or wire restraint that fits over an animal's snout (especially a dog's nose and jaws) and prevents it from eating or biting • restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting verb • fit with a muzzle • prevent from speaking out • tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them | ||||||
| proboscis | nounn | |||||
noun • the human nose (especially when it is large) • a long flexible snout as of an elephant | ||||||
| rostrum | nounn | |||||
noun • a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it • beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils | ||||||
| snout | nounn | |||||
noun • a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose • informal terms for the nose • beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils | ||||||
| jaws | nounn | |||||
noun • the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth • the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth • holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object verb • talk socially without exchanging too much information • talk incessantly and tiresomely • chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth • censure severely or angrily | ||||||
| palpus | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • Palp (invertebrate appendage) | ||||||
