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mouth
verbs
open/shut/close your mouth
• He opened his mouth wide so the doctor could examine his throat.
cover your mouth
• She laughed, covering her mouth with her hand.
wipe your mouth
• He laid down his fork and wiped his mouth.
purse your mouth
(= bring your lips tightly together, especially to show disapproval or worry )
• Ian looked at her and pursed his mouth.
kiss somebody on the mouth
• She walked boldly up to him and kissed him on the mouth.
sb’s mouth falls/drops open
(= in surprise )
• ‘Me?’ she said, her mouth dropping open.
sb’s mouth tightens
written (= their lips are pressed tightly together, usually in anger )
adjectives
dry
(= especially because someone is nervous or ill )
• My mouth was dry and my hands were shaking.
a big/large/wide/small mouth
• He had a big nose and a big mouth. • Billy’s wide mouth stretched into a grin.
a full mouth
(= with large attractive lips )
• She had heavy-lidded eyes and a full mouth.
a thin mouth
(= with thin lips )
• a woman with a sharp nose and a thin mouth
a rosebud mouth
(= a small red attractive mouth )
• The girl had huge brown eyes and a rosebud mouth.
phrases
the corner/side of your mouth
• A smile lifted the corners of her mouth.
the roof of your mouth
(= the top inside part )
• He made a clicking sound with his tongue on the roof of his mouth.
with your mouth full
(= with food in your mouth )
• Don’t talk with your mouth full.
with your mouth open
• He chews with his mouth open.
(with your) mouth agape
written (= with your mouth open in surprise )
• She stared at him, mouth agape.
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noun ADJ. big, cavernous, enormous, generous, huge, large, wide | small | beautiful, chiselled, handsome, lovely, pretty, sensual, sensuous, well-shaped | firm, hard, strong A smile played around his strong mouth. | soft | hot, warm | loose, slack | full, full-lipped | lipless, thin | toothless | lopsided | wet | dry, tight A tight mouth was the only sign of her nerves. | gaping, half-open, open | cruel | hungry | swollen VERB + MOUTH open, shut | cover He covered his mouth to hide his yawn. | wipe He wiped his greasy mouth on his sleeve. | fill He coughed as the blood filled his mouth. | foam at, froth at The dog was foaming at the mouth and near death. MOUTH + VERB drop open, fall open, hang open, open, sag open Our mouths dropped open in surprise. | close, shut | be contorted, be distorted, be set, compress, contort, harden, purse, set, thin, tighten, turn down, twist His mouth compressed into a thin, hard line.‘Get out!’ she shouted, her mouth contorted by emotion. Her mouth suddenly set in a determined line. | curl, curve, lift, quirk, stretch, tilt, turn up Her mouth curved into a smile. His mouth lifted in a wry smile. | droop, sag | pout | twitch | quiver, tremble | water My mouth started watering when I smelled the food. | be/go dry MOUTH + NOUN ulcer PREP. about/around your ~ There were lines of tension about his mouth. | across your ~ A cool smile played across her mouth. | in your ~ I could taste blood in my mouth. | over your ~ She put her hand over her mouth to stifle the cough. PHRASES the back/roof of the mouth I was so thirsty my tongue was sticking to the roof of my mouth. | the corner/side of the mouth There was blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. The corners of her mouth turned up in a slight smile. | keep your mouth shut (= don't speak), (have, etc.) your mouth full (= full of food) Don't talk with your mouth full! | a mouth to feed Twins would mean two extra mouths to feed. | mouth-to-mouth (resuscitation) He pulled the boy from the river and gave him mouth-to-mouth.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary