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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Subglottic :: Subglossal (a.) Situated under the tongue; sublingual.
Tongued :: Tongued (a.) Having a tongue.
Worrel :: Worrel (n.) An Egyptian fork-tongued lizard, about four feet long when full grown..
Lytta :: Lytta (n.) A fibrous and muscular band lying within the longitudinal axis of the tongue in many mammals, as the dog..
Voluble :: Voluble (a.) Moving with ease and smoothness in uttering words; of rapid speech; nimble in speaking; glib; as, a flippant, voluble, tongue..
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..
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) The clapper of a bell.
Earth-tongue :: Earth-tongue (n.) A fungus of the genus Geoglossum.
Fissilingual :: Fissilingual (a.) Having the tongue forked.
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) A short piece of rope spliced into the upper part of standing backstays, etc.; also. the upper main piece of a mast composed of several pieces..
Glossohyal :: Glossohyal (a.) Pertaining to both the hyoidean arch and the tongue; -- applied to the anterior segment of the hyoidean arch in many fishes. -- n. The glossohyal bone or cartilage; lingual bone; entoglossal bone.
Exorbitancy :: Exorbitancy (n.) A going out of or beyond the usual or due limit; hence, enormity; extravagance; gross deviation from rule, right, or propriety; as, the exorbitances of the tongue or of deportment; exorbitance of demands..
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) A language; the whole sum of words used by a particular nation; as, the English tongue..
Serpent-tongued :: Serpent-tongued (a.) Having a forked tongue, like a serpent..
Bilinguous :: Bilinguous (a.) Having two tongues, or speaking two languages..
Linguadental :: Linguadental (n.) An articulation pronounced by the aid or use of the tongue and teeth.
Lap :: Lap (v. i.) To make a sound like that produced by taking up drink with the tongue.
Aard-vark :: Aard-vark (n.) An edentate mammal, of the genus Orycteropus, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of Southern Africa. It burrows in the ground, and feeds entirely on ants, which it catches with its long, slimy tongue..
Trumpet-tongued :: Trumpet-tongued (a.) Having a powerful, far-reaching voice or speech..
Vernacular :: Vernacular (n.) The vernacular language; one's mother tongue; often, the common forms of expression in a particular locality..
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