n.
1.a part that goes over or into the mouth of a person
2.an acoustic device
3.a spokesperson (as a lawyer)
4.(especially boxing) equipment that protects an athlete's mouth
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
Idiom of the Day
run around like a chicken with its head cut off
to be in a state of chaos, to run around with what seems to be no purpose
I spent the morning running around like a chicken with its head cut off when I heard that my mother was in the hospital.