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Tongue :: Tongue (v. i.) To talk; to prate.

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

Tongue :: Tongue (n.) Honorable discourse; eulogy.

Tongue :: Tongue (v. t.) To modulate or modify with the tongue, as notes, in playing the flute and some other wind instruments..

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

Wide :: Wide (superl.) Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the mouth organs; -- opposed to primary as used by Mr. Bell, and to narrow as used by Mr. Sweet. The effect, as explained by Mr. Bell, is due to the relaxation or tension of the pharynx; as explained by Mr. Sweet and others, it is due to the action of the tongue. The wide of / (/ve) is / (/ll); of a (ate) is / (/nd), etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 13-15..

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..

Tonguebird :: Tonguebird (n.) The wryneck.

Dorsum :: Dorsum (n.) The back or dorsal region of an animal; the upper side of an appendage or part; as, the dorsum of the tongue..

Loch :: Loch (n.) A kind of medicine to be taken by licking with the tongue; a lambative; a lincture.

Tongued :: Tongued (a.) Having a tongue.

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

Clapper :: Clapper (n.) That which strikes or claps, as the tongue of a bell, or the piece of wood that strikes a mill hopper, etc. See Illust. of Bell..

Tang :: Tang (n.) The tongue of a buckle.

Shaft :: Shaft (n.) The pole, or tongue, of a vehicle; also, a thill..

Hypoglossal :: Hypoglossal (a.) Under the tongue; -- applied esp., in the higher vertebrates, to the twelfth or last pair of cranial nerves, which are distributed to the base of the tongue..

Elinguid :: Elinguid (a.) Tongue-tied; dumb.

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

Splotch :: Split-tongued (a.) Having a forked tongue, as that of snakes and some lizards..

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

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