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Etymology
Old English mūþ
Noun
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Singular mouth |
Plural mouths |
mouth (plural mouths)
- (anatomy) The opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
- "Open your mouth and say 'aah'," directed the doctor.
- The end of a river out of which water flows.
- The mouth of the river is a good place to go birdwatching in spring and autumn.
- An outlet, aperture or orifice.
- The mouth of a cave
- (slang) A loud or overly talkative person.
- My kid sister is a real mouth; she never shuts up.
- (Can we verify() this sense?) Somebody who needs to be fed.
- Our new baby will be another mouth to feed.
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:mouth
Verb
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Infinitive to mouth |
Third person singular mouths |
Simple past mouthed |
Past participle mouthed |
Present participle mouthing |
to mouth (third-person singular simple present mouths, present participle mouthing, simple past and past participle mouthed)
- (transitive) To speak about something.
- He mouthed his opinions on the subject at the meeting.
- (transitive) To make the actions of speech, without producing sound.
- The prompter mouthed the words to the actor, who had forgotten them.
- (transitive) To pick up or handle with the lips or mouth, but not chew or swallow.
- The fish mouthed the lure, but didn't bite.
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Rusty colour around mouth eyes and nails of my dog, What could it be?
Q. My 9 year old white and grey shih-tzu has redish-brown stains around his mouth and some of his nails. I can see them clearly because they are staining his white hairs. He also has tear stains of the same colour. He has never had tear stains before and whatever is the cause seems to be staining his mouth and the hair around some of his nails. He is not eating anything or doing anything different that I know of. It just suddenly appeared one day about a week ago. What could it be?
Asked by Aeries - Tue Mar 18 19:04:47 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. He chews them. It is from his saliva. Its just like tearstains. Long version: First, take him to the vet to make sure he does not have red yeast or a bacterial infection. (they will give you a script for this and you will see results in like two days!) If neither, get him groomed really well. If you cannot afford to do this right now, start off with face washing at least three times a day. WARM water soaks... then dry with a towel. really dry as wet promotes the stains. Use bottled water or filtered water because some tap water has minerals in it that will help tearstains worsen. ALSO, your food. I feed solid gold as it has no additives and I know the dyes won't be coming out in their fur. (plus they have delicate skin so it keeps… [cont.]
Answered by lilpurpledog - Tue Mar 18 19:13:25 2008
Q. My 9 year old white and grey shih-tzu has redish-brown stains around his mouth and some of his nails. I can see them clearly because they are staining his white hairs. He also has tear stains of the same colour. He has never had tear stains before and whatever is the cause seems to be staining his mouth and the hair around some of his nails. He is not eating anything or doing anything different that I know of. It just suddenly appeared one day about a week ago. What could it be?
Asked by Aeries - Tue Mar 18 19:04:47 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. He chews them. It is from his saliva. Its just like tearstains. Long version: First, take him to the vet to make sure he does not have red yeast or a bacterial infection. (they will give you a script for this and you will see results in like two days!) If neither, get him groomed really well. If you cannot afford to do this right now, start off with face washing at least three times a day. WARM water soaks... then dry with a towel. really dry as wet promotes the stains. Use bottled water or filtered water because some tap water has minerals in it that will help tearstains worsen. ALSO, your food. I feed solid gold as it has no additives and I know the dyes won't be coming out in their fur. (plus they have delicate skin so it keeps… [cont.]
Answered by lilpurpledog - Tue Mar 18 19:13:25 2008
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