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mouth·ful (mo̵ut̸h′fo̵ol′)

noun pl. mouthfuls -·fuls′

  1. as much as the mouth can hold
  2. as much as is usually taken into the mouth at one time
  3. a small amount, esp. of food
  4. Informal a long word or group of words hard to say
  5. Slang a pertinent, important, or correct remark: chiefly in say a mouthful

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mouthful

n.

portion, piece, morsel; see bite 1.


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mouthful Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • tooth: One lady with a mouthful of gold teeth emerged from her shack and produced a notebook.

Converse of object

  • savor: Rather, they are to be savored, mouthful by mouthful.

Adjective modifier

  • last: The last mouthful is still good, three days later.

Noun used with modifier

  • redcurrant: Seductive bright strawberry and redcurrant mouthful, witha pinch of spice.
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mouthful quotes

God knows that the lesson we learn from life is that our very existence in the nature of things is a perpetual harming of somebody elseöif only because every mouthful of food that we eat is a mouthful taken from somebody else.

-Ford, Ford Madox originally Ford Hermann Hueffer

Half close your eyelids, loosen your hair, And dream about the great and their pride; They have spoken against you everywhere, But weigh this song with the great and their pride; I made it out of a mouthful of air, Their children's children shall say they have lied.

-Yeats,W(illiam) B(utler)

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