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MOUTHPIECE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly
Synonyms:
embouchure; mouthpiece
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("mouthpiece" is a kind of...):
aperture (an man-made opening; usually small)
Holonyms ("mouthpiece" is a part of...):
wind; wind instrument (a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the human breath)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The tube of a pipe or cigarette holder that a smoker holds in the mouth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("mouthpiece" is a kind of...):
tube; tubing (conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases)
Holonyms ("mouthpiece" is a part of...):
cigarette holder (a tube that holds a cigarette while it is being smoked)
pipe; tobacco pipe (a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An acoustic device; the part of a telephone into which a person speaks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("mouthpiece" is a kind of...):
acoustic device (a device for amplifying or transmitting sound)
Holonyms ("mouthpiece" is a part of...):
phone; telephone; telephone set (electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds)
Sense 4
Meaning:
(especially boxing) equipment that protects an athlete's mouth
Synonyms:
gumshield; mouthpiece
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("mouthpiece" is a kind of...):
sports equipment (equipment needed to participate in a particular sport)
Domain category:
boxing; fisticuffs; pugilism (fighting with the fists)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A part that goes over or into the mouth of a person
Example:
the mouthpiece of a respirator
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("mouthpiece" is a kind of...):
aperture (an man-made opening; usually small)
Holonyms ("mouthpiece" is a part of...):
inhalator; respirator (a breathing device for administering long-term artificial respiration)
Sense 6
Meaning:
A spokesperson (as a lawyer)
Synonyms:
mouth; mouthpiece
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("mouthpiece" is a kind of...):
interpreter; representative; spokesperson; voice (an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
