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# mouthpiece

noun (a mouthpiece, mouthpieces)

«mouthpiece» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The part of a musical instrument, phone or other device that you put to or near your mouth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mouthpiece/#m1)
2. A soft guard worn in the mouth to protect the teeth in sports (also «mouthguard»). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mouthpiece/#m2)
3. A person who speaks for someone else. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mouthpiece/#m3)

### In the lessons

In music lessons: a recorder, trumpet, clarinet or flute has a mouthpiece that you blow into; clean it to keep germs away. In sport and safety: in rugby, boxing and hockey players wear a mouthpiece or mouthguard. In news: a newspaper can be «the mouthpiece» of a party.

### Examples

- Blow gently into the mouthpiece of the recorder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mouthpiece/#x1)
- Clean the mouthpiece of your trumpet after practice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mouthpiece/#x2)
- Rugby players wear a mouthpiece to protect their teeth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mouthpiece/#x3)
- Speak into the mouthpiece of the old telephone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mouthpiece/#x4)
- The snorkel has a rubber mouthpiece. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mouthpiece/#x5)
- Don't share your mouthpiece with others. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mouthpiece/#x6)
- They have requested me, Madam, to be their mouthpiece." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mouthpiece/#x7)

### Note

One word: mouthpiece. Countable. For sports, «mouthguard» is the more common word. Sharing mouthpieces can spread germs.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mouthpiece» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mouthpiece/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mouthpiece» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mouthpiece.html) on Mova free.