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Noun: mouthpiece  'mawth,pees
  1. A part that goes over or into the mouth of a person
    "the mouthpiece of a respirator"
     
  2. An acoustic device; the part of a telephone into which a person speaks
     
  3. A spokesperson (as a lawyer)
    - mouth
     
  4. (especially boxing) equipment that protects an athlete's mouth
    - gumshield
     
  5. The tube of a pipe or cigarette holder that a smoker holds in the mouth
     
  6. The aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly
    - embouchure

Derived forms: mouthpieces

Type of: acoustic device, aperture, interpreter, representative, spokesperson, sports equipment, tube, tubing, voice

Part of: breath, cigarette holder, inhalator, phone, pipe, respirator, telephone, telephone set, tobacco pipe, wind, wind instrument

Encyclopedia: Mouthpiece