Noun
- S: (n) tongue, lingua, glossa, clapper (a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity)
- S: (n) natural language, tongue (a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language)
- S: (n) tongue, knife (any long thin projection that is transient) "tongues of flame licked at the walls"; "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark"
- S: (n) tongue (a manner of speaking) "he spoke with a thick tongue"; "she has a glib tongue"
- S: (n) spit, tongue (a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea)
- S: (n) tongue (the tongue of certain animals used as meat)
- S: (n) tongue (the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot)
- S: (n) clapper, tongue (metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side)
Verb
- S: (v) tongue (articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments)
- S: (v) tongue (lick or explore with the tongue)
Definition of "tongue" from Princeton's WordNet
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