Acquire (v. t.) To gain, usually by one's own exertions |
Bird's-mouth (n.) An interior angle or notch cut across a piece of timber, for the reception of the edge of another, as that in a rafter to be laid on a plate |
Leave (v. i.) To send out leaves |
Leave (v. t.) To raise |
Leave (n.) Liberty granted by which restraint or illegality is removed |
Leave (n.) The act of leaving or departing |
Leave (v.) To withdraw one's self from |
Leave (v.) To let remain unremoved or undone |
Leave (v.) To cease from |
Leave (v.) To desert |
Leave (v.) To let be or do without interference |
Leave (v.) To put |
Leave (v.) To have remaining at death |
Leave (v. i.) To depart |
Leave (v. i.) To cease |
Leave-taking (n.) Taking of leave |
Mouth (n.) The opening through which an animal receives food |
Mouth (n.) An opening affording entrance or exit |
Mouth (n.) The opening of a vessel by which it is filled or emptied, charged or discharged |
Mouth (n.) The opening or entrance of any cavity, as a cave, pit, well, or den. |
Mouth (n.) The opening of a piece of ordnance, through which it is discharged. |
Mouth (n.) The opening through which the waters of a river or any stream are discharged. |
Mouth (n.) The entrance into a harbor. |
Mouth (n.) The crosspiece of a bridle bit, which enters the mouth of an animal. |
Mouth (n.) A principal speaker |
Mouth (n.) Cry |
Mouth (n.) Speech |
Mouth (n.) A wry face |
Mouth (v. t.) To take into the mouth |
Mouth (v. t.) To utter with a voice affectedly big or swelling |
Mouth (v. t.) To form or cleanse with the mouth |
Mouth (v. t.) To make mouths at. |
Mouth (v. i.) To speak with a full, round, or loud, affected voice |
Mouth (v. i.) To put mouth to mouth |
Mouth (v. i.) To make grimaces, esp. in ridicule or contempt. |
Mouth-footed (a.) Having the basal joints of the legs converted into jaws. |
Mouth-made (a.) Spoken without sincerity |
Taste (v. t.) To try by the touch |
Taste (v. t.) To try by the touch of the tongue |
Taste (v. t.) To try by eating a little |
Taste (v. t.) To become acquainted with by actual trial |
Taste (v. t.) To partake of |
Taste (v. i.) To try food with the mouth |
Taste (v. i.) To have a smack |
Taste (v. i.) To take sparingly. |
Taste (v. i.) To have perception, experience, or enjoyment |
Taste (n.) The act of tasting |
Taste (n.) A particular sensation excited by the application of a substance to the tongue |
Taste (n.) The one of the five senses by which certain properties of bodies (called their taste, savor, flavor) are ascertained by contact with the organs of taste. |
Taste (n.) Intellectual relish |
farewell leave leave-taking parting | the act of departing politely, he disliked long farewells, he took his leave, parting is such sweet sorrow |
French leave | an abrupt and unannounced departure (without saying farewell) |
absence without leave unauthorized absence | unauthorized military absence |
cardiopulmonary resuscitation CPR cardiac resuscitation mouth-to-mouth resuscitation kiss of life | an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration, the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing, attempts to restore circulation of the blood and prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen |
taste tasting | a kind of sensing, distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds, a wine tasting |
harmonica mouth organ harp mouth harp | a small rectangular freeeed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole |
jew's harp jews' harp mouth bow | a small lyre-shaped musical instrument that is placed between the teeth and played by twanging a wire tongue while changing the shape of the mouth cavity |
mouth | the opening of a jar or bottle, the jar had a wide mouth |
mouth hole | a hole (as in a ski mask) for the mouth |
taste property | a property appreciated via the sense of taste |
mouth | the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening, she wiped lipstick from her mouth |
mouth oral cavity oral fissure rima oris | the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge, he stuffed his mouth with candy |
tastebud taste bud gustatory organ | an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue |
taste cell gustatory cell | an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerve |
palate roof of the mouth | the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities |
taste gustation sense of taste gustatory modality | the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth, his cold deprived him of his sense of taste |
taste taste sensation gustatory sensation taste perception gustatory perception | the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus, the candy left him with a bad taste, the melon had a delicious taste |
taste appreciation discernment perceptiveness | delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values), arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success, to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste |
leave | permission to do something, she was granted leave to speak |
ticket-of-leave | a permit formerly given to convicts allowing them to leave prison under specific restrictions |
sass sassing backtalk back talk lip mouth | an impudent or insolent rejoinder, don't give me any of your sass |
grapevine pipeline word of mouth | gossip spread by spoken communication, the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth |
taste | a brief experience of something, he got a taste of life on the wild side, she enjoyed her brief taste of independence |
preference penchant predilection taste | a strong liking, my own preference is for good literature, the Irish have a penchant for blarney |
acquired taste | a preference that is only acquired after considerable experience, martinis are an acquired taste |
taste mouthful | a small amount eaten or drunk, take a taste--you'll like it |
mouth | the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water, New York is at the mouth of the Hudson |
mouth | an opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge), he rode into the mouth of the canyon, they built a fire at the mouth of the cave |
mouth | a person conceived as a consumer of food, he has four mouths to feed |
mouthpiece mouth | a spokesperson (as a lawyer) |
taster taste tester taste-tester sampler | someone who samples food or drink for its quality |
trend-setter taste-maker fashion arbiter | someone who popularizes a new fashion |
bog rose wild pink dragon's mouth Arethusa bulbosa | a bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide gaping corolla, Canada |
green adder's mouth Malaxis-unifolia Malaxis ophioglossoides | North American orchid having a solitary leaf and flowers with threadlike petals |
Vincent's angina Vincent's infection trench mouth | an acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane |
foot-and-mouth disease hoof-and-mouth disease | acute contagious disease of cloven-footed animals marked by ulcers in the mouth and around the hoofs |
xerostomia dry mouth | abnormal dryness of the mouth resulting from decreased secretion of saliva |
leave leave of absence | the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty, a ten day's leave to visit his mother |
compassionate leave | (military) leave granted in an emergency such as family sickness or death |
sabbatical sabbatical leave | a leave usually taken every seventh year |
shore leave liberty | leave granted to a sailor or naval officer |
sick leave | a leave of absence from work because of illness |
terminal leave | final leave before discharge from military service |
grow develop produce get acquire | come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes), He grew a beard, The patient developed abdominal pains, I got funny spots all over my body, Well-developed breasts |
leave leave alone leave behind | leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking, leave it as is, leave the young fawn alone, leave the flowers that you see in the park behind |
leave leave behind | be survived by after one's death, He left six children, At her death, she left behind her husband and cats |
assume acquire adopt take on take | take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect, His voice took on a sad tone, The story took a new turn, he adopted an air of superiority, She assumed strange manners, The gods assume human or animal form in these fables |
develop acquire evolve | gain through experience, I acquired a strong aversion to television, Children must develop a sense of right and wrong, Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position, develop a passion for painting |
leave off | stop using, leave off your jacket--no need to wear it here |
taste | experience briefly, The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died |