f.An opening in the pipe of an organ. g.The opening in the mouthpiece of a flute across which the player blows. v.(mouth)mouthed,mouth·ing,mouths v.tr. 1.To speak or pronounce, especially: a.To declare in a pompous manner; declaim:mouthing his opinions of the candidates. ...
n.pl.mouths(mouthz) 1. a.The body opening through which an animal takes in food. b.The cavity lying at the upper end of the digestive tract, bounded on the outside by the lips and inside by the oropharynx and containing in humans and certain other vertebrates the tongue, gums, and ...
This process of mechanical digestion is essential for breaking down food into particles that can be further digested by the body. The tongue, a highly mobile muscle, plays a vital role in both eating and speaking. Its rough surface, covered in taste buds, enables us to ta...
The extensive chemical process of digestion begins in the mouth. As food is being chewed, saliva, produced by the salivary glands, mixes with the food. Saliva is a watery substance produced in the mouths of many animals. There are three major glands that secrete saliva—the parotid, the subm...
The combination of chewing and saliva turn the food in our mouths into a pasty ball called the bolus. We swallow the bolus, which travels down our food pipe, or esophagus, to the pouch of acid we know as our stomach. The esophagus pushes the bolus via involuntary smooth muscle movements....
In 36, continuous hot-weather exercise, a(n) 37 can sweat and breathe away 1.8 kilograms of 38 an hour. Drinking water does two things: restores some weight and allows you to 39 sweating so the skin can be kept 40. Doctors say drinking six or eight cups a day can h...
Erasmus' counter-accusation to Spanish friars of "Judaizing" may have been particularly sharp and bold, given the prominent role that some friars with the Spanish Inquisition were playing in the lethal persecution of some conversos.[note 62] Terence J. Martin identifies an "Erasmian pattern" th...
Saliva:a watery secretion in the mouth produced by the salivary glandsthat aids in the digestion of food. Saliva also serves to moisten and cleanse the mouth, including the tongue and teeth, and contains substances that can play a role in the prevention of infection. ... Also known as spit...
n.pl.mouths(mouthz) 1. a.The body opening through which an animal takes in food. b.The cavity lying at the upper end of the digestive tract, bounded on the outside by the lips and inside by the oropharynx and containing in humans and certain other vertebrates the tongue, gums, and ...
v.(mouth)mouthed,mouth·ing,mouths v.tr. 1.To speak or pronounce, especially: a.To declare in a pompous manner; declaim:mouthing his opinions of the candidates. b.To utter without conviction or understanding:mouthing empty compliments.