roof of the mouth
English Thesaurus
1. the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | surface, |
| definition | : | the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | soft palate, velum, |
| definition | : | a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | hard palate, |
| definition | : | the bony part of the roof of the mouth (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | palatal, palatine, |
| definition | : | relating to or lying near the palate (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | palatal, palatine, |
| definition | : | relating to or lying near the palate (adj.pert) |
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