tongue
noun
- 1
metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
- 2
the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
- 3
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
- 4
a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
- 5
a manner of speaking
he spoke with a thick tongue
she has a glib tongue
- 6
the tongue of certain animals used as meat
- 7
a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
- 8
any long thin projection that is transient
tongues of flame licked at the walls
rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark
verb
- 1
lick or explore with the tongue
- 2
articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
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