Definition of tongue

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Tongue (n.) an organ situated in the floor of the mouth of most vertebrates and connected with the hyoid arch.

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Basihyoid :: Basihyoid (n.) The central tongue bone.
Vermilinguia :: Vermilinguia (n. pl.) A tribe of Old World lizards which comprises the chameleon. They have long, flexible tongues..
Ranula :: Ranula (n.) A cyst formed under the tongue by obstruction of the duct of the submaxillary gland.
Latinity :: Latinity (n.) The Latin tongue, style, or idiom, or the use thereof; specifically, purity of Latin style or idiom..
Clack :: Clack (n.) To utter words rapidly and continually, or with abruptness; to let the tongue run..
Languet :: Languet (n.) Anything resembling the tongue in form or office; specif., the slip of metal in an organ pipe which turns the current of air toward its mouth..
Glossal :: Glossal (a.) Of or pertaining to the tongue; lingual.
Fissilinguia :: Fissilinguia (n. pl.) A group of Lacertilia having the tongue forked, including the common lizards..
Pleasant-tongued :: Pleasant-tongued (a.) Of pleasing speech.
Narrow :: Narrow (superl.) Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate; or (according to Bell) by a tense condition of the pharynx; -- distinguished from wide; as e (eve) and / (f/d), etc., from i (ill) and / (f/t), etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 13..
Sublingual :: Sublingual (a.) Situated under the tongue; as, the sublingual gland..
Hyoid :: Hyoid (a.) Of or pertaining to the bony or cartilaginous arch which supports the tongue. Sometimes applied to the tongue itself.
Flippant :: Flippant (a.) Of smooth, fluent, and rapid speech; speaking with ease and rapidity; having a voluble tongue; talkative..
Neap :: Neap (n.) The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals.
Worrel :: Worrel (n.) An Egyptian fork-tongued lizard, about four feet long when full grown..
Anglo-saxonism :: Anglo-Saxonism (n.) A characteristic of the Anglo-Saxon race; especially, a word or an idiom of the Anglo-Saxon tongue..
Aglossal :: Aglossal (a.) Without tongue; tongueless.
Tongue :: Tongue (v. i.) To talk; to prate.
Clatter :: Clatter (v. i.) To talk fast and noisily; to rattle with the tongue.
Swallowtail :: Swallowtail (n.) A kind of tenon or tongue used in making joints. See Dovetail.
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