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Mouthpiece

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Noun

1. mouthpiece

a part that goes over or into the mouth of a person

Example Sentences:
'the mouthpiece of a respirator'

2. mouthpiece

an acoustic device; the part of a telephone into which a person speaks

3. mouth, mouthpiece

a spokesperson (as a lawyer)

4. gumshield, mouthpiece

(especially boxing) equipment that protects an athlete's mouth

5. mouthpiece

the tube of a pipe or cigarette holder that a smoker holds in the mouth

6. embouchure, mouthpiece

the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Mouthpiece

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noun
1. 
the part of a wind instrument into which the player blows
2. 
the part of a telephone receiver into which a person speaks
3. 
the part of a container forming its mouth
4. 
a person who acts as a spokesman, as for an organization
5. 
a publication, esp a periodical, expressing the official views of an organization
6. boxing another name for gumshield

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Mouthpiece

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noun
1. 
a part placed at, or forming, a mouth
the mouthpiece of a telephone, a pipe, a horse's bit, etc.
2. 
the part of a musical instrument held in or to the mouth
3. 
a person, periodical, etc. used by some other person or persons to express their views, ideas, etc.
4.  Slang
a lawyer who defends criminals

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Mouthpiece

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n.
1. A part, as of a musical instrument or a telephone, that functions in or near the mouth.
2. Sports A rubber or flexible plastic protective device worn over the teeth, as by boxers.
3. Informal One, such as a spokesperson, through which views are expressed.
4. Slang A lawyer.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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