Meaning of MOUTHFUL
| Pronunciation: | | 'mawth`fûl
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- [n] a small amount eaten or drunk; "take a taste--you'll like it"
- [n] the quantity that can be held in the mouth
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| | Synonyms: | | taste |
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| | See Also: | | bit, bite, containerful, helping, morsel, portion, serving, small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity, sup, swallow | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mouth"ful\, n.; pl. {Mouthfuls}.
1. As much as is usually put into the mouth at one time.
2. Hence, a small quantity.
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| | Related Terms: | | bellyful, bit, bite, bolus, bumper, capacity, champ, charge, chaw, chew, chomp, chunk, complement, cram, crush, cud, fill, full house, full measure, gnash, gob, hard words, high-sounding words, hunk, jam up, jawbreaker, jawtwister, lading, lexiphanicism, load, long word, lump, morsel, munch, nibble, nip, pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, polysyllabism, quid, sesquipedalian word, sesquipedalianism, sesquipedality, skinful, snap, snootful, spoonful, swallow, technical jargon, two-dollar word |
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