mouthful

mouthful
Synonyms and related words:
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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  • mouthful — ► NOUN 1) a quantity of food or drink that fills or can be put in the mouth. 2) a long or complicated word or phrase. ● give someone a mouthful Cf. ↑give someone a mouthful …   English terms dictionary

  • Mouthful — Mouth ful, n.; pl. {Mouthfuls}. 1. As much as is usually put into the mouth at one time. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, a small quantity. [1913 Webster] 3. A statement that has a profound truth in it; as, you said a mouthful! [informal] [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mouthful — [mouth′fool΄] n. pl. mouthfuls 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… …   English World dictionary

  • mouthful — (n.) 1520s, as much as a mouth can hold, from MOUTH (Cf. mouth) (n.) + FUL (Cf. ful). Meaning a lot to say is from 1748 …   Etymology dictionary

  • mouthful — has the plural form mouthfuls. See ful …   Modern English usage

  • mouthful — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ huge, large ▪ first, last VERB + MOUTHFUL ▪ drink, eat, gulp, gulp …   Collocations dictionary

  • mouthful — mouth|ful [ˈmauθful] n 1.) an amount of food or drink that you put into your mouth at one time ▪ Michael told his story between mouthfuls. mouthful of ▪ Betty drank a mouthful of beer. ▪ He took a mouthful of his pudding. 2.) (a bit of) a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • mouthful — [[t]ma͟ʊθfʊl[/t]] mouthfuls 1) N COUNT: oft N of n A mouthful of drink or food is the amount that you put or have in your mouth. She gulped down a mouthful of coffee... Chew each mouthful fully before the next bite. 2) N SING: a N If you describe …   English dictionary

  • mouthful — noun (C) 1 an amount of food or drink that you put into your mouth at one time: That was a great steak! I enjoyed every mouthful. 2 a mouthful informal a long word or phrase that is difficult to say: Her real name is a bit of a mouthful, so we… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • mouthful */ — UK [ˈmaʊθfʊl] / US noun [countable] Word forms mouthful : singular mouthful plural mouthfuls 1) an amount of food or drink that you put in your mouth at one time 2) informal a word or phrase that is very long or hard to pronounce His full name is …   English dictionary

  • mouthful — mouth|ful [ mauθful ] noun count * 1. ) an amount of food or drink that you put in your mouth at one time: The food was delicious, and I enjoyed every mouthful. 2. ) INFORMAL a word or phrase that is very long or hard to pronounce: His full name… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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