Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having no mouth; astomatous.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Destitute of a mouth.

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  • adjective Without a mouth.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective having no mouth or mouthlike opening

Etymologies

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mouth +‎ -less

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Examples

  • Most iconic is the mouthless bauta , typically worn with a three-cornered hat and black cloak, which turns every wearer into an impersonator of Casanova.

    The Masked Charms of Venice's Carnival Francis X. Rocca 2011

  • Scimitar was still screaming his shrill mouthless scream when he tripped off the edge of the pit and sailed down into it, landing in the milk-colored brine where he flopped and thrashed for a minute before the water pouring directly into his lungs was too much and his body floated on the surface, limp, unmoving, dead.

    THE 5 GREATEST WARRIORS MATTHEW REILLY 2010

  • Scimitar was still screaming his shrill mouthless scream when he tripped off the edge of the pit and sailed down into it, landing in the milk-colored brine where he flopped and thrashed for a minute before the water pouring directly into his lungs was too much and his body floated on the surface, limp, unmoving, dead.

    THE 5 GREATEST WARRIORS MATTHEW REILLY 2010

  • She pictured their mouthless faces and huge claws and decided that if the Brothers were always prowling around outside the Institute, she would stay inside and learn to love the taste of pigeon.

    The Lost Children Carolyn Cohagan 2010

  • Scimitar was still screaming his shrill mouthless scream when he tripped off the edge of the pit and sailed down into it, landing in the milk-colored brine where he flopped and thrashed for a minute before the water pouring directly into his lungs was too much and his body floated on the surface, limp, unmoving, dead.

    THE 5 GREATEST WARRIORS MATTHEW REILLY 2010

  • She pictured their mouthless faces and huge claws and decided that if the Brothers were always prowling around outside the Institute, she would stay inside and learn to love the taste of pigeon.

    The Lost Children Carolyn Cohagan 2010

  • She pictured their mouthless faces and huge claws and decided that if the Brothers were always prowling around outside the Institute, she would stay inside and learn to love the taste of pigeon.

    The Lost Children Carolyn Cohagan 2010

  • She pictured their mouthless faces and huge claws and decided that if the Brothers were always prowling around outside the Institute, she would stay inside and learn to love the taste of pigeon.

    The Lost Children Carolyn Cohagan 2010

  • Director Tsai Tsung-chi said he hopes the white, mouthless cat that is one of the world's most recognisable characters will ease the pain and fear associated with childbirth and being admitted into hospital.

    Boing Boing 2008

  • Then there are tapeworms: eyeless, mouthless creatures that live in the intestines, stretching as long as sixty feet, made up of thousands of segments, each with its own male and female sex organs.

    Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009

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