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Tongue :: Tongue (v. t.) To join means of a tongue and grove; as, to tongue boards together..

Lambative :: Lambative (a.) Taken by licking with the tongue.

Hyoid :: Hyoid (a.) Of or pertaining to the bony or cartilaginous arch which supports the tongue. Sometimes applied to the tongue itself.

Glossoepiglottic :: Glossoepiglottic (a.) Pertaining to both tongue and epiglottis; as, glossoepiglottic folds..

Clack :: Clack (n.) To utter words rapidly and continually, or with abruptness; to let the tongue run..

Tongue :: Tongue (n.) The proboscis of a moth or a butterfly.

Chromosphere :: Chromosphere (n.) An atmosphere of rare matter, composed principally of incandescent hydrogen gas, surrounding the sun and enveloping the photosphere. Portions of the chromosphere are here and there thrown up into enormous tongues of flame..

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..

Clapperclaw :: Clapperclaw (v. t.) To abuse with the tongue; to revile; to scold.

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..

Glossa :: Glossa (n.) The tongue, or lingua, of an insect. See Hymenoptera..

Tongue :: Tongue (v. i.) To use the tongue in forming the notes, as in playing the flute and some other wind instruments..

Speech :: Speech (n.) A particular language, as distinct from others; a tongue; a dialect..

Lick :: Lick (v.) A stroke of the tongue in licking.

Liberty :: Liberty (n.) A curve or arch in a bit to afford room for the tongue of the horse.

Bilinguous :: Bilinguous (a.) Having two tongues, or speaking two languages..

Vermilinguia :: Vermilinguia (n. pl.) A tribe of Old World lizards which comprises the chameleon. They have long, flexible tongues..

Aglossal :: Aglossal (a.) Without tongue; tongueless.

Filiform :: Filiform (a.) Having the shape of a thread or filament; as, the filiform papillae of the tongue; a filiform style or peduncle. See Illust. of AntennAe..

Trill :: Trill (n.) A sound, of consonantal character, made with a rapid succession of partial or entire intermissions, by the vibration of some one part of the organs in the mouth -- tongue, uvula, epiglottis, or lip -- against another part; as, the r is a trill in most languages..

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