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Definition of throat
- n. - The part of the neck in front of, or ventral to, the
vertebral column.
- n. - Hence, the passage through it to the stomach and lungs; the
pharynx; -- sometimes restricted to the fauces.
- n. - A contracted portion of a vessel, or of a passage way; as,
the throat of a pitcher or vase.
- n. - The part of a chimney between the gathering, or portion of
the funnel which contracts in ascending, and the flue.
- n. - The upper fore corner of a boom-and-gaff sail, or of a
staysail.
- n. - That end of a gaff which is next the mast.
- n. - The angle where the arm of an anchor is joined to the
shank.
- n. - The inside of a timber knee.
- n. - The orifice of a tubular organ; the outer end of the tube
of a monopetalous corolla; the faux, or fauces.
- v. t. - To utter in the throat; to mutter; as, to throat
threats.
- v. t. - To mow, as beans, in a direction against their bending.
Syllable Information
The word throat is a 6 letter word that has 1 syllable . The syllable division for throat is: throat