pretend vs mouth

mouth vs pretend

pretend and mouth both are nouns.

pretend is an adjective but mouth is not an adjective.

pretend and mouth both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pretend	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
mouth	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, mouth is a hyponym of pretend; that is, mouth is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pretend:

pretend: make believe with the intent to deceive
mouth: articulate silently; form words with the lips only

Other hyponyms of pretend include play possum, take a dive, bull, bullshit, fake, talk through one's hat.

pretend (noun)	mouth (noun)
the enactment of a pretense	the opening of a jar or bottle
	the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening
	the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
	an impudent or insolent rejoinder
	the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water
	an opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge)
	a person conceived as a consumer of food
	a spokesperson (as a lawyer)

pretend (adjective)	mouth (adjective)
imagined as in a play

pretend (verb)	mouth (verb)
make believe with the intent to deceive	express in speech
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like	articulate silently; form words with the lips only
put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation	touch with the mouth
state insincerely
behave unnaturally or affectedly
put forward a claim and assert right or possession of

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