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1. mouthful
noun. ['ˈmaʊθˌfʊl'] the quantity that can be held in the mouth.
Antonyms
Etymology
- -ful (English)
- mouth (English)
- mouth (Middle English (1100-1500))
Rhymes with Mouthful
- bagful
- handful
- pocketful
- roomful
- spoonful
Sentences with mouthful
1. Noun, singular or mass
This is difficult to do without getting a mouthful of sanding dust.
2. Adjective
Or, if that's too much of a mouthful, cherry eye.
Quotes about mouthful
1. In France, a chemist named Pilatre de Rozier tested the flammability of hydrogen by gulping a mouthful and blowing across an open flame, proving at a stroke that hydrogen is indeed explosively combustible and that eyebrows are not necessarily a permanent feature of one's face.
- Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything