Definition of tongue

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Tongue (n.) The lingua of an insect.

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Lap :: Lap (v. i.) To make a sound like that produced by taking up drink with the tongue.
Lick :: Lick (v.) A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue, or of something which acts like a tongue; as, to put on colors with a lick of the brush. Also, a small quantity of any substance so applied..
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..
Dialect :: Dialect (n.) Means or mode of expressing thoughts; language; tongue; form of speech.
Buckle :: Buckle (n.) A device, usually of metal, consisting of a frame with one more movable tongues or catches, used for fastening things together, as parts of dress or harness, by means of a strap passing through the frame and pierced by the tongue..
Tongueworm :: Tongueworm (n.) Any species of Linguatulina.
Lingel :: Lingel (n.) A little tongue or thong of leather; a lacing for belts.
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) A point, or long, narrow strip of land, projecting from the mainland into a sea or a lake..
Two-tongued :: Two-tongued (a.) Double-tongued; deceitful.
Corn :: Corn (v. t.) To preserve and season with salt in grains; to sprinkle with salt; to cure by salting; now, specifically, to salt slightly in brine or otherwise; as, to corn beef; to corn a tongue..
Sneezing :: Sneezing (n.) The act of violently forcing air out through the nasal passages while the cavity of the mouth is shut off from the pharynx by the approximation of the soft palate and the base of the tongue.
Sea Ginger :: Sea ginger () A hydroid coral of the genus Millepora, especially M. alcicornis, of the West Indies and Florida. So called because it stings the tongue like ginger. See Illust. under Millepore..
Tongue-tied :: Tongue-tied (a.) Unable to speak freely, from whatever cause..
Glossitis :: Glossitis (n.) Inflammation of the tongue.
Tang :: Tang (n.) A projecting part of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle, or to some other part; anything resembling a tongue in form or position..
Shaft :: Shaft (n.) The pole, or tongue, of a vehicle; also, a thill..
Barbel :: Barbel (n.) Barbs or paps under the tongued of horses and cattle. See 1st Barb, 3..
Worm :: Worm (n.) To cut the worm, or lytta, from under the tongue of, as a dog, for the purpose of checking a disposition to gnaw. The operation was formerly supposed to guard against canine madness..
Tongueless :: Tongueless (a.) Having no tongue.
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) A people having a distinct language.
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