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mouthful
—mouthful /ˈmaʊθ.fʊl/
Ⅰ noun [C] (AMOUNT) ► F0 an amount of food or drink that fills your mouth, or that you put into your mouth at one time: » He only ate a few mouthfuls of meat.Thesaurus+: ↑Food - general wordsThesaurus+: ↑Weighing and measuring
Ⅱ noun [S] INFORMAL (WORD) ► F0 a word or phrase that is difficult to pronounce or that has a lot of syllables: » I've always called myself 'Henny' because it's less of a mouthful than 'Henrietta'.Thesaurus+: ↑Ways of speaking |