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Smallmouth

Noun:

A smallmouth refers to a species of fish that belongs to the sunfish family. It is characterized by its brown or bronze-colored body with vertical dark bars along its sides and a slightly pointed jaw.

Example sentence: I caught a beautiful smallmouth while fishing in the river.

Adjective:

The term smallmouth can also be used as an adjective to describe something that is smaller in size compared to others of its kind or expected size.

Example sentence: She carried a smallmouth backpack to school.

Verb:

As a verb, smallmouth can be used colloquially to mean to narrow or reduce something in size or extent.

Example sentence: We need to smallmouth our expenses in order to save money for the trip.

Adverb:

In an adverbial form, smallmouth refers to something done in a manner that is small or with limited scale.

Example sentence: He whispered smallmouth, so as not to disturb the sleeping baby.