| palate | | |
| n. (body) | 1. palate, roof of the mouth | the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities. |
| ~ mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris | the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge.; "he stuffed his mouth with candy" |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ surface | the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object.; "they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface" |
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