Definition of tongue

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Tongue (n.) A people having a distinct language.

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Smooth-tongued :: Smooth-tongued (a.) Having a smooth tongue; plausible; flattering.
Fissilingual :: Fissilingual (a.) Having the tongue forked.
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 (v. i.) To use the tongue in forming the notes, as in playing the flute and some other wind instruments..
Pentaglot :: Pentaglot (n.) A work in five different tongues.
Anthropoglot :: Anthropoglot (n.) An animal which has a tongue resembling that of man, as the parrot..
Dog's-tongue :: Dog's-tongue (n.) Hound's-tongue.
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) Discourse; fluency of speech or expression.
Serpent-tongued :: Serpent-tongued (a.) Having a forked tongue, like a serpent..
Elinguate :: Elinguate (v. t.) To deprive of the tongue.
Bird''s-tongue :: Bird's-tongue (n.) The knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare).
Radula :: Radula (n.) The chitinous ribbon bearing the teeth of mollusks; -- called also lingual ribbon, and tongue. See Odontophore..
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..
Macroglossia :: Macroglossia (n.) Enlargement or hypertrophy of the tongue.
Tonguelet :: Tonguelet (n.) A little tongue.
Fissilinguia :: Fissilinguia (n. pl.) A group of Lacertilia having the tongue forked, including the common lizards..
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..
Wryneck :: Wryneck (n.) Any one of several species of Old World birds of the genus Jynx, allied to the woodpeckers; especially, the common European species (J. torguilla); -- so called from its habit of turning the neck around in different directions. Called also cuckoo's mate, snakebird, summer bird, tonguebird, and writheneck..
Betongue :: Betongue (v. t.) To attack with the tongue; to abuse; to insult.
Tongued :: Tongued (imp. & p. p.) of Tongu.
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