ROOF OF THE MOUTH

I. (noun)

Meaning:

The upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities

Synonyms:

palate; roof of the mouth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("roof of the mouth" is a kind of...):

surface (the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object)

Meronyms (parts of "roof of the mouth"):

gustatory organ; taste bud; tastebud (an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue)

soft palate; velum (a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking)

hard palate (the bony part of the roof of the mouth)

Holonyms ("roof of the mouth" is a part of...):

mouth; oral cavity; oral fissure; rima oris (the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge)