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Synonyms & antonyms
nounA device that fits into the mouth over one or both arches of the teeth and usually made of plastic. Such devices may protect against injury during sport or fighting or may serve a medical purpose.
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Catalan protector bucal
- protector bucaldevice
Dutch mondbeschermer
- mondbeschermerdevice
Finnish hammassuoja
- hammassuojadevice
French protège-dent
- protège-dentdevice
German Aufbissschiene, Mundschutz
- Aufbissschienedevice
- Mundschutzdevice
- Zahnschutzdevice
Italian paradenti
- paradentidevice
Māori ārai waha, whakapuru waha
- ārai wahadevice
- whakapuru wahadevice
Polish ochraniacz zębów, ochraniacz na zęby
- ochraniacz zębówdevice
- ochraniacz na zębydevice
Russian ка́ппа, ка́па
- ка́ппа (káppa)device
- ка́па (kápa)device
Spanish protector bucal, férula dental
- protector bucaldevice
- férula dentaldevice
Swedish tandskydd, bettskena
- tandskydddevice
- bettskenadevice
Ukrainian ка́па
- ка́па (kápa)device
Cite this entry
APA
mouthguard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mouthguard
MLA
“mouthguard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mouthguard. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mouthguard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mouthguard.
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