small mouth

Compact lip aperture

Small mouth describes an opening, orifice, or facial feature that is relatively narrow or compact.

The term appears in descriptions of containers, caves, or anatomical features: a jar with a small mouth, the small mouth of the cave.

When describing a person, it refers literally to the size of their lips and oral opening.

Smallmouth (one word) typically refers to the smallmouth bass, a popular North American game fish.

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mouth size

small mouthbig mouth

Indiscreet, talkative person

loudmouth · blabbermouth · motor mouth · full lips · motormouth

bass fish species

small mouthlargemouth bass

Wide-mouthed freshwater game fish

largemouth

lip prominence

small mouthfull lips

Fleshy, prominent mouth edges

thick lips · pouty lips

Family

small, mouth, smaller, smallest, smallish, smallness, mouths, mouthed, mouthing

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G