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Noun: roof of the mouth
  1. The upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities
    "A cleft palate is a birth defect that affects the roof of the mouth";
    - palate

Type of: surface

Part of: cakehole [Brit, informal], gob [Brit, informal], hole [informal], kisser [informal], maw [informal], mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, trap [informal], yap [N. Amer, informal]

Encyclopedia: Roof of the mouth