There were three hungry mouths to feed at home.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
mouth to feed — a person (such as a child) who needs to be fed They can t afford another child. They already have too many (hungry) mouths to feed. • • • Main Entry: ↑mouth … Useful english dictionary
hungry — hun|gry [ hʌŋgri ] adjective ** 1. ) feeling that you want to eat: We were cold, tired, and hungry. She was beginning to feel hungry again. a ) without the food you need to stay strong and healthy: Hungry children search for food in the streets.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hungry */*/ — UK [ˈhʌŋɡrɪ] / US adjective Word forms hungry : adjective hungry comparative hungrier superlative hungriest Other ways of saying hungry: peckish quite hungry: used especially to talk about feeling hungry when it is not a mealtime: I often start… … English dictionary
mouth — 1 /maUT/ noun plural mouths /maUDz/ 1 FACE (C) the part of your face which you put food into, or which you use for speaking: Don t talk with your mouth full of food! 2 keep your mouth shut informal a) to not tell other people about a secret: I… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
mouth — mouth1 W1S2 [mauθ] n plural mouths [mauðz] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(face)¦ 2 keep your mouth shut 3 open your mouth 4 (you) watch your mouth 5¦(entrance)¦ 6¦(river)¦ 7¦(bottle/container)¦ 8 big m … Dictionary of contemporary English
mouth — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, cavernous, enormous, huge, large, wide ▪ small, tiny ▪ … Collocations dictionary
mouth — mouth1 [ mauθ ] (plural mouths [ mauðz ] ) noun count *** 1. ) the part of your face below your nose that you use to eat and speak. The corners of your mouth are the two outside ends of it, and the inside top part of your mouth is called the roof … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
feed — [[t]fi͟ːd[/t]] ♦♦ feeds, feeding, fed 1) VERB If you feed a person or animal, you give them food to eat and sometimes actually put it in their mouths. [V n] We brought along pieces of old bread and fed the birds... [V n n] She fed him a cookie … English dictionary
mouth — I UK [maʊθ] / US noun [countable] Word forms mouth : singular mouth plural mouths UK [maʊðz] / US *** 1) a) the part of your face below your nose that you use to eat and speak. The corners of your mouth are the two outside ends of it, and the… … English dictionary
feed — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Feed is used before these nouns: ↑barley, ↑mill, ↑trough Feed is used after these nouns: ↑cattle, ↑satellite {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb 1 give food to a person/animal/plant ADVERB ▪ … Collocations dictionary
