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# mouthwash

«mouthwash» in Mova's school dictionary: **a liquid you rinse around your mouth to clean it and make…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (mouthwash, uncountable; a mouthwash, mouthwashes)

### meaning for a pupil

Mouthwash is a liquid you rinse around your mouth to clean it and make your breath fresh. You spit it out; you do not swallow it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mouthwash/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In health lessons, mouthwash is extra to brushing and flossing, not instead of them. Some mouthwashes have fluoride to protect teeth. Safety: young children should only use it with an adult, and it must not be swallowed.

### examples

- Rinse with mouthwash after brushing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mouthwash/#x1)
- Spit out the mouthwash; don't swallow it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mouthwash/#x2)
- The mouthwash tasted of mint. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mouthwash/#x3)
- The dentist gave me a fluoride mouthwash. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mouthwash/#x4)
- Mouthwash does not replace brushing your teeth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mouthwash/#x5)
- Keep mouthwash away from little children. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mouthwash/#x6)

### note

Usually uncountable ("some mouthwash"); countable for kinds ("different mouthwashes"). One word. Many mouthwashes have alcohol or fluoride, which are harmful to swallow.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «mouthwash» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mouthwash/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.