Word Finder - mouthpiece

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A part of any device that functions in or near the mouth, especially:

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A spokesman; one who speaks on behalf of someone else.

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The novel's protagonist serves as a mouthpiece for the author's political views.

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A lawyer for the defense.

The two outer pieces are swelled at one end to take an iron mouthpiece.

Putting a hand over the mouthpiece, she asked, "Do you know what time we'll get back?"

God's will, which all men should obey, was revealed in the Law, and though He might appoint governors over them, He remained their King, and no governor who was not a prophet - God's mere mouthpiece - could command their unquestioning obedience.

Lancaster hoped to use Wycliffe as his mouthpiece against his enemies; Wycliffe hoped to see Lancaster disendowing bishops and monasteries and defying the pope.

Fortunately for the king his subjects laid all the blame upon his mouthpiece the cardinal, instead of placing it where it was due.

The day after the demonstration of June 1832 on the occasion of the funeral of General Lamarque, he made himself indirectly the mouthpiece of the Democrats in an interview with Louis Philippe, which is given at length in his Memoires.

The son at an early age became consiliarius (legal assessor) to his father, and (probably in 507) quaestor, an official whose chief duty at that time consisted in acting as the mouthpiece of the ruler, and drafting his despatches.

On the spirit and policy of the Girondists Madame Roland, whose salon became their gathering-place, exercised a powerful influence (see Roland); but such party cohesion as they possessed they owed to the energy of Brissot (q.v.), who came to be regarded as their mouthpiece in the Assembly and the Jacobin Club.

Also, clam shell phones bring the earpiece closer to your ear and the mouthpiece closer to your mouth than the shorter candy bar designs.

The king, however, was not to be moved from his position; and he was supported in this attitude not only by public opinion, but by a section of the ministry itself, of which Sidmouth made himself the mouthpiece.

A cast iron mouthpiece and lid is bolted to the exterior end of each retort, the mouthpiece carrying a socket end to receive the ascension pipe, through which the gas passes on leaving the retort.

When the retort is to be charged, an iron stop or barrier is placed in the lower mouthpiece, and the door closed.

The shoot is placed in the upper mouthpiece, and the stop or door, which retains the coal in the chamber, is released; the coal is then discharged into the retort, and rushing down the incline, is arrested by the barrier, and banks up, forming a continuous backing to the coal following.

For the withdrawal of the residual coke at the end of the carbonization, the lower mouthpiece door is opened, the barrier removed and the coke in the lower part of the retort is "` tickled" or gently stirred with an iron rod to overcome a slight adhesion to the retort; the entire mass then readily discharges itself.

Unlike the buccina, cornu and tuba, the other military service instruments of the Romans, the lituus has not been traced during the middle ages, the medieval instrument most nearly resembling it being the cromorne or tournebout, which, however, had lateral holes and was played by means of a reed mouthpiece.

Aims to combine the two bits of a double bridle into a single mouthpiece.

It consists of a pressurized metal canister containing a solution or suspension of medicine, placed within a plastic case, with a mouthpiece.

Remove the cap from the mouthpiece and shake the inhaler vigorously.

As a result PBS is frequently lambasted by American conservatives as a left-wing liberal mouthpiece.

Has the mouthpiece ever slipped off your regulator during a dive?

The authors of a recent study advocated making a custom mouthpiece.

Matthew Parris, in Saturdayâs Times, argued that Alan Milburn is a mere mouthpiece for Mr Blair.

Its shape makes it easy to hold and the slightly larger mouthpiece allows the player to produce more notes in the early stages.

A small mouthpiece will then be placed between your teeth enabling you to relax your jaws.

Some two hours have passed since I placed the clarinet mouthpiece in the Hydrogen Peroxide.

The regulator mouthpiece passed through a hole in the center of the facemask.

The better government mouthpiece you are the more advertising space we will buy.

Also available on prescription Back to top inhalers and Nasal Sprays Cigarettes can be replaced by inhaling nicotine through the mouthpiece of an inhalator.

Turkey argues MED TV is a mouthpiece of separatist rebels.

If you are selecting a brass or woodwind instrument, you can always purchase a new mouthpiece.

As you grow more advanced in your playing, however, you will want to select a mouthpiece that works well for you.

Legendary horns have a brass mouthpiece and a unique yacht line lanyard with an engravable nameplate.

This prank is designed for a phone that has a mouthpiece or an earpiece that can be removed by twisting it off.

The mouthpiece extends the lower jaw forward and holds down the tongue.

Pure Sleep is a mouthpiece worn in the mouth while sleeping.

This device is marketed to people who want to stop snoring but who do not want to wear a mouthpiece at night while sleeping.

Resources range from dentists who fit a stop snoring mouthpiece to studies conducted by Princeton University about the sleep problem.

Dentists can be wonderful Princeton snoring resources because they can determine whether a mouthpiece could be fitted for a patient to alleviate their snoring.

They can also determine whether it is necessary for the patient to see an ear, nose and throat specialist or an oral surgeon in situtions where the mouthpiece may not be effective.

Aesthetic Dental Care of New Jersey is a great option for people who want to be fitted for a snoring mouthpiece like Pure Sleep or Snore Guard.

These centers are staffed by experienced professionals who are trained to provide any level of service required - from a full sleep analysis to help with your CPAP machine or an alternative treatment using a mouthpiece.

A custom fit mouthpiece can be designed to hold the jaw slightly forward during sleep, opening the airway to alleviate the problems.

A dentist can make a snoring mouthpiece to fit during one quick visit.

In other cases, it may be necessary to visit a dentist for a snoring mouthpiece.

The dental appliance is similar to an athletic mouthpiece and is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

A mouthpiece or other device can help to teach you to breathe through your nose instead.

This professional can help by creating a stop snoring mouthpiece that repositions the jaw and tongue, opening the airway passage and preventing sound-producing vibrations from occurring.

Others benefit from using a mouthpiece fitted by a dentist, and some sleep without breathing problems after treating an underlying medical condition.

A dentist does not have to be accredited by the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM) in order to fit a patient with a mouthpiece effectively, but, many patients prefer to seek help through accredited dentists.

The appliance is similar to an athletic mouthpiece and is designed to hold the jaw in a forward position.