tongue  /tʌŋ/

noun

1. a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

synset: tongue, lingua, glossa, clapper

2. a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language

synset: natural_language, tongue

antonym: artificial_language

3. any long thin projection that is transient; "tongues of flame licked at the walls"; "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark"

synset: tongue, knife

4. a manner of speaking; "he spoke with a thick tongue"; "she has a glib tongue"

synset: tongue

5. a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea

synset: spit, tongue

6. the tongue of certain animals used as meat

synset: tongue

7. the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot

synset: tongue

8. metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side

synset: clapper, tongue

verb

1. articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments

synset: tongue

2. lick or explore with the tongue

synset: tongue

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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