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| agape1 |
open-mouthed in wonder or astonishment. [1/4 definitions] |
| beaker |
a wide-mouthed drinking cup or container. [1/3 definitions] |
| cup |
a small, wide-mouthed container used for drinking such things as coffee or tea. [1/7 definitions] |
| ewer |
a vaselike, wide-mouthed pitcher or jug. |
| grayling |
any of various small-mouthed freshwater fishes related to the trout, that have large, brightly colored dorsal fins. [1/2 definitions] |
| jar1 |
a wide-mouthed cylindrical container, usu. made of glass or pottery, and often having a lid. [1/2 definitions] |
| Mason jar |
a wide-mouthed glass jar with a lid that screws on, often used for home canning and preserving. |
| mealy |
avoiding or tending to avoid direct and straightforward speech; mealy-mouthed. [1/3 definitions] |
| olla |
(Spanish) a wide-mouthed earthenware pot or jar, used for water, cooking, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| trawl |
a large wide-mouthed conical net that is dragged along the bottom of the sea to catch deep-water fish. [1/5 definitions] |
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