Definition of tongue

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Tongue (n.) A language; the whole sum of words used by a particular nation; as, the English tongue..

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Tonguelet :: Tonguelet (n.) A little tongue.
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) A projection on the side, as of a board, which fits into a groove..
Clevis :: Clevis (n.) A piece of metal bent in the form of an oxbow, with the two ends perforated to receive a pin, used on the end of the tongue of a plow, wagen, etc., to attach it to a draft chain, whiffletree, etc.; -- called also clavel, clevy..
Low :: Low (superl.) Made, as a vowel, with a low position of part of the tongue in relation to the palate; as, / (/m), / (all). See Guide to Pronunciation, // 5, 10, 11..
Worrel :: Worrel (n.) An Egyptian fork-tongued lizard, about four feet long when full grown..
Long-tongue :: Long-tongue (n.) The wryneck.
Tang :: Tang (n.) The tongue of a buckle.
Supple-jack :: Supple-chapped (a.) Having a limber tongue.
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) Same as Reed, n., 5..
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..
Tongue-tie :: Tongue-tie (v. t.) To deprive of speech or the power of speech, or of distinct articulation..
Tongue-shaped :: Tongue-shaped (a.) Shaped like a tongue; specifically (Bot.), linear or oblong, and fleshy, blunt at the end, and convex beneath; as, a tongue-shaped leaf..
Entoglossal :: Entoglossal (a.) Within the tongue; -- applied to the glossohyal bone.
Barb :: Barb (n.) Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane, which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under the tongue in horses and cattle. The name is mostly applied when the barbs are inflamed and swollen..
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) The lingua of an insect.
Speech :: Speech (n.) A particular language, as distinct from others; a tongue; a dialect..
Adder's-tongue :: Adder's-tongue (n.) A genus of ferns (Ophioglossum), whose seeds are produced on a spike resembling a serpent's tongue..
Profane :: Profane (a.) Irreverent in language; taking the name of God in vain; given to swearing; blasphemous; as, a profane person, word, oath, or tongue..
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.) A stroke of the tongue in licking.
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