Definition of tongue

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Tongue (n.) Discourse; fluency of speech or expression.

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Tongueless :: Tongueless (a.) Having no tongue.
Ligula :: Ligula (n.) The central process, or front edge, of the labium of insects. It sometimes serves as a tongue or proboscis, as in bees..
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) A projection on the side, as of a board, which fits into a groove..
Loll :: Loll (v. i.) To hand extended from the mouth, as the tongue of an ox or a log when heated with labor or exertion..
Futchel :: Futchel (n.) The jaws between which the hinder end of a carriage tongue is inserted.
Glossoepiglottic :: Glossoepiglottic (a.) Pertaining to both tongue and epiglottis; as, glossoepiglottic folds..
High :: High (superl.) Made with a high position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate, as / (/ve), / (f/d). See Guide to Pronunciation, // 10, 11..
Glossolaly :: Glossolaly (n.) The gift of tongues. Farrar.
Latinity :: Latinity (n.) The Latin tongue, style, or idiom, or the use thereof; specifically, purity of Latin style or idiom..
Agrom :: Agrom (n.) A disease occurring in Bengal and other parts of the East Indies, in which the tongue chaps and cleaves..
Outtongue :: Outtongue (v. t.) To silence by talk, clamor, or noise..
Scincoidian :: Scincoidian (n.) Any one of numerous species of lizards of the family Scincidae or tribe Scincoidea. The tongue is not extensile. The body and tail are covered with overlapping scales, and the toes are margined. See Illust. under Skink..
Lick :: Lick (v. t.) To lap; to take in with the tongue; as, a dog or cat licks milk..
Mouth :: Mouth (n.) The opening through which an animal receives food; the aperture between the jaws or between the lips; also, the cavity, containing the tongue and teeth, between the lips and the pharynx; the buccal cavity..
Dovetail :: Dovetail (n.) A flaring tenon, or tongue (shaped like a bird's tail spread), and a mortise, or socket, into which it fits tightly, making an interlocking joint between two pieces which resists pulling a part in all directions except one..
Unwormed :: Unwormed (a.) Not wormed; not having had the worm, or lytta, under the tongue cut out; -- said of a dog..
Fur :: Fur (v. t.) To cover with morbid matter, as the tongue..
Loll :: Loll (v. t.) To let hang from the mouth, as the tongue..
Tongue-tied :: Tongue-tied (a.) Destitute of the power of distinct articulation; having an impediment in the speech, esp. when caused by a short fraenum..
Fissilingual :: Fissilingual (a.) Having the tongue forked.
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