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THROAT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for THROAT?

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Need another word that means the same as “throat”? Find 3 synonyms and 30 related words for “throat” in this overview.

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Throat as a Noun
Definitions of "Throat" as a noun
Synonyms of "Throat" as a noun (3 Words)
Usage Examples of "Throat" as a noun
Associations of "Throat" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Throat” are: pharynx, gullet, oesophagus

Throat as a Noun

Definitions of "Throat" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “throat” as a noun can have the following definitions:

The forward upper corner of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail.
A voice of a person or a songbird.
A thing compared to a throat, especially a narrow passage, entrance, or exit.
The passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone.
The part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's throat.
An opening in the vamp of a shoe at the instep.
A passage resembling a throat in shape or function.
The front part of a person's or animal's neck.
A passage resembling a throat in shape or function.
The passage which leads from the back of the mouth of a person or animal.

Synonyms of "Throat" as a noun (3 Words)

gullet	The passage by which food passes from the mouth to the stomach; the oesophagus.
oesophagus	The part of the alimentary canal which connects the throat to the stomach. In humans and other vertebrates it is a muscular tube lined with mucous membrane.
pharynx	The part of the alimentary canal immediately behind the mouth in invertebrates.

Usage Examples of "Throat" as a noun

Her throat was parched with thirst.
A gold pendant gleamed at her throat.
From a hundred throats came the cry ‘Vive l'Empereur.
He's pouring beer down his throat.
The throat of the vase.
The throat of a chimney.

Associations of "Throat" (30 Words)

airway	A commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers. He kept the man s airway* clear and blood circulating.*
breathe	Take air into the lungs and then expel it, especially as a regular physiological process. Letting a wine breathe* allows oxygen to enter.*
breathing	A sign in Greek or indicating the presence of an aspirate rough breathing or the absence of an aspirate smooth breathing at the beginning of a word. The boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing* dinosaurs.*
bronchus	Either of the two main branches of the trachea.
brow	An eyebrow. The cottages were built on the brow* of a hill.*
cheek	Either side of the face below the eye. Frankie always got away with cheeking his elders.
chin	Hit or punch someone on the chin. He looked about ready to chin* someone.*
choking	A condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx. No evidence that the choking* was done by the accused.*
epiglottis	A flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing.
esophagus	The passage between the pharynx and the stomach.
forehead	The large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: includes the upper part of the orbits.
halitosis	Offensive breath.
hyoid	Of or relating to the hyoid bone.
jaw	The lower movable bone of the jaw or the part of the face containing it. She suffered a broken jaw.
larynx	A cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech.
lingua	A mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity.
lip	The edge of a hollow container or an opening. He kissed her on the lips.
mouth	An opening that resembles a mouth as of a cave or a gorge. A pool at the mouth* of the river.*
nasal	A nasal speech sound. A whining nasal* voice.*
neck	A person s neck regarded as bearing a burden of responsibility or guilt. The bottle had a wide neck.
oral	Done or taken by the mouth. An oral* tradition.*
palate	The upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities. A wine with a zingy peachy palate.
pharyngeal	A pharyngeal consonant.
pharynx	The membrane-lined cavity behind the nose and mouth, connecting them to the oesophagus.
pulmonary	Relating to the lungs. Pulmonary disease.
shoulder	Push with the shoulders. A jacket with padded shoulders.
stifler	A person who stifles or smothers or suppresses. He is a real conversation stifler.
stricture	Abnormal narrowing of a canal or duct in the body. A colonic stricture.
tongue	Lick or explore with the tongue. The girls were singing in their native tongue.
tonsil	Either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx.