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ROOF OF THE MOUTH
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities
Synonyms:
palate; roof of the mouth
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("roof of the mouth" is a kind of...):
surface (the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object)
Meronyms (parts of "roof of the mouth"):
gustatory organ; taste bud; tastebud (an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue)
soft palate; velum (a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking)
hard palate (the bony part of the roof of the mouth)
Holonyms ("roof of the mouth" is a part of...):
mouth; oral cavity; oral fissure; rima oris (the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge)
