Definition of tongue

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of tongue is as below...

Tongue (n.) The clapper of a bell.

Lern More About Tongue

Free-tongued :: Free-tongued (a.) Speaking without reserve.
Serpent-tongued :: Serpent-tongued (a.) Having a forked tongue, like a serpent..
Dovetail :: Dovetail (n.) A flaring tenon, or tongue (shaped like a bird's tail spread), and a mortise, or socket, into which it fits tightly, making an interlocking joint between two pieces which resists pulling a part in all directions except one..
Tipping :: Tipping (n.) A distinct articulation given in playing quick notes on the flute, by striking the tongue against the roof of the mouth; double-tonguing..
Lap :: Lap (n.) The act of lapping with, or as with, the tongue; as, to take anything into the mouth with a lap..
Lick :: Lick (v. t.) To lap; to take in with the tongue; as, a dog or cat licks milk..
Pleasant-tongued :: Pleasant-tongued (a.) Of pleasing speech.
Agrom :: Agrom (n.) A disease occurring in Bengal and other parts of the East Indies, in which the tongue chaps and cleaves..
Click :: Click (n.) A kind of articulation used by the natives of Southern Africa, consisting in a sudden withdrawal of the end or some other portion of the tongue from a part of the mouth with which it is in contact, whereby a sharp, clicking sound is produced. The sounds are four in number, and are called cerebral, palatal, dental, and lateral clicks or clucks, the latter being the noise ordinarily used in urging a horse forward..
Lingual :: Lingual (a.) Of or pertaining to the tongue; uttered by the aid of the tongue; glossal; as, the lingual nerves; a lingual letter..
Agile :: Agile (a.) Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move; nimble; active; as, an agile boy; an agile tongue..
Latinity :: Latinity (n.) The Latin tongue, style, or idiom, or the use thereof; specifically, purity of Latin style or idiom..
Gustatory :: Gustatory (a.) Pertaining to, or subservient to, the sense of taste; as, the gustatory nerve which supplies the front of the tongue..
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) That which is considered as resembing an animal's tongue, in position or form..
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) Speech; words or declarations only; -- opposed to thoughts or actions.
Anchored :: Anchored (a.) Held by an anchor; at anchor; held safely; as, an anchored bark; also, shaped like an anchor; forked; as, an anchored tongue..
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..
Fur :: Fur (n.) A coat of morbid matter collected on the tongue in persons affected with fever.
Pentaglot :: Pentaglot (n.) A work in five different tongues.
Inflamed :: Inflamed (p. a.) Represented as burning, or as adorned with tongues of flame..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us