Definition of tongue

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Tongue (n.) The power of articulate utterance; speech.

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Lytta :: Lytta (n.) A fibrous and muscular band lying within the longitudinal axis of the tongue in many mammals, as the dog..
Dorsal :: Dorsal (a.) Pertaining to, or situated near, the back, or dorsum, of an animal or of one of its parts; notal; tergal; neural; as, the dorsal fin of a fish; the dorsal artery of the tongue; -- opposed to ventral..
Lick :: Lick (v.) A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue, or of something which acts like a tongue; as, to put on colors with a lick of the brush. Also, a small quantity of any substance so applied..
Shrill-tongued :: Shrill-tongued (a.) Having a shrill voice.
Tongued :: Tongued (a.) Having a tongue.
Tongueless :: Tongueless (a.) Having no tongue.
Neap :: Neap (n.) The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals.
Raphe :: Raphe (n.) A line, ridge, furrow, or band of fibers, especially in the median line; as, the raphe of the tongue..
Seraphine :: Seraphine (n.) A wind instrument whose sounding parts are reeds, consisting of a thin tongue of brass playing freely through a slot in a plate. It has a case, like a piano, and is played by means of a similar keybord, the bellows being worked by the foot. The melodeon is a portable variety of this instrument..
Lingula :: Lingula (n.) A tonguelike process or part.
Vernacular :: Vernacular (n.) The vernacular language; one's mother tongue; often, the common forms of expression in a particular locality..
Double-tongue :: Double-tongue (n.) Deceit; duplicity.
Fissilinguia :: Fissilinguia (n. pl.) A group of Lacertilia having the tongue forked, including the common lizards..
Adder's-tongue :: Adder's-tongue (n.) A genus of ferns (Ophioglossum), whose seeds are produced on a spike resembling a serpent's tongue..
Hyoglossal :: Hyoglossal (a.) Pertaining to or connecting the tongue and hyodean arch; as, the hyoglossal membrane..
Frenum :: Frenum (n.) A connecting fold of membrane serving to support or restrain any part; as, the fraenum of the tongue..
Hyoglossus :: Hyoglossus (n.) A flat muscle on either side of the tongue, connecting it with the hyoid bone..
Straight-lined :: Straight-joint (a.) In the United States, applied to planking or flooring put together without the tongue and groove, the pieces being laid edge to edge..
Smooth-tongued :: Smooth-tongued (a.) Having a smooth tongue; plausible; flattering.
Speech :: Speech (n.) A particular language, as distinct from others; a tongue; a dialect..
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