Definition of tongue

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

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Close-tongued :: Close-tongued (a.) Closemouthed; silent.
Glossolaly :: Glossolaly (n.) The gift of tongues. Farrar.
Unwormed :: Unwormed (a.) Not wormed; not having had the worm, or lytta, under the tongue cut out; -- said of a dog..
Licking :: Licking (n.) A lapping with the tongue.
Neat :: Neat (n. sing. & pl.) Cattle of the genus Bos, as distinguished from horses, sheep, and goats; an animal of the genus Bos; as, a neat's tongue; a neat's foot..
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) The pole of a vehicle; especially, the pole of an ox cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked..
Lingual :: Lingual (n.) A consonant sound formed by the aid of the tongue; -- a term especially applied to certain articulations (as those of t, d, th, and n) and to the letters denoting them..
Glossal :: Glossal (a.) Of or pertaining to the tongue; lingual.
Envious :: Envious (a.) Feeling or exhibiting envy; actuated or directed by, or proceeding from, envy; -- said of a person, disposition, feeling, act, etc.; jealously pained by the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging; -- followed by of, at, and against; as, an envious man, disposition, attack; envious tongues..
Anthropoglot :: Anthropoglot (n.) An animal which has a tongue resembling that of man, as the parrot..
Raphe :: Raphe (n.) A line, ridge, furrow, or band of fibers, especially in the median line; as, the raphe of the tongue..
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) A people having a distinct language.
Hiss :: Hiss (n.) A prolonged sound like that letter s, made by forcing out the breath between the tongue and teeth, esp. as a token of disapprobation or contempt..
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) The proboscis of a moth or a butterfly.
Clatter :: Clatter (v. i.) To talk fast and noisily; to rattle with the tongue.
Lory :: Lory (n.) Any one of many species of small parrots of the family Trichoglossidae, generally having the tongue papillose at the tip, and the mandibles straighter and less toothed than in common parrots. They are found in the East Indies, Australia, New Guinea, and the adjacent islands. They feed mostly on soft fruits and on the honey of flowers..
Vermilinguia :: Vermilinguia (n. pl.) A tribe of edentates comprising the South American ant-eaters. The tongue is long, slender, exsertile, and very flexible, whence the name..
Glossopharyngeal :: Glossopharyngeal (a.) Pertaining to both the tongue and the pharynx; -- applied especially to the ninth pair of cranial nerves, which are distributed to the pharynx and tongue. -- n. One of the glossopharyngeal nerves..
Hyoglossal :: Hyoglossal (a.) Pertaining to or connecting the tongue and hyodean arch; as, the hyoglossal membrane..
Macroglossia :: Macroglossia (n.) Enlargement or hypertrophy of the tongue.
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