Definition of tongue

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Tongue (n.) The clapper of a bell.

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Smooth-tongued :: Smooth-tongued (a.) Having a smooth tongue; plausible; flattering.
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..
Tonge :: Tonge (n.) Tongue.
Taste :: Taste (v. t.) To try by the touch of the tongue; to perceive the relish or flavor of (anything) by taking a small quantity into a mouth. Also used figuratively.
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) The lingual ribbon, or odontophore, of a mollusk..
Futchel :: Futchel (n.) The jaws between which the hinder end of a carriage tongue is inserted.
Lingua :: Lingua (n.) A median process of the labium, at the under side of the mouth in insects, and serving as a tongue..
Hound''s-tongue :: Hound's-tongue (n.) A biennial weed (Cynoglossum officinale), with soft tongue-shaped leaves, and an offensive odor. It bears nutlets covered with barbed or hooked prickles. Called also dog's-tongue..
Exorbitancy :: Exorbitancy (n.) A going out of or beyond the usual or due limit; hence, enormity; extravagance; gross deviation from rule, right, or propriety; as, the exorbitances of the tongue or of deportment; exorbitance of demands..
Double-tongued :: Double-tongued (a.) Making contrary declarations on the same subject; deceitful.
Gustatory :: Gustatory (a.) Pertaining to, or subservient to, the sense of taste; as, the gustatory nerve which supplies the front of the tongue..
Glossohyal :: Glossohyal (a.) Pertaining to both the hyoidean arch and the tongue; -- applied to the anterior segment of the hyoidean arch in many fishes. -- n. The glossohyal bone or cartilage; lingual bone; entoglossal bone.
Loll :: Loll (v. t.) To let hang from the mouth, as the tongue..
Sublingual :: Sublingua (n.) A process or fold below the tongue in some animals.
Tongue :: Tongue (v. i.) To use the tongue in forming the notes, as in playing the flute and some other wind instruments..
Hawk :: Hawk (v. i.) To clear the throat with an audible sound by forcing an expiratory current of air through the narrow passage between the depressed soft palate and the root of the tongue, thus aiding in the removal of foreign substances..
Long-tongued :: Long-tongued (a.) Talkative; babbling; loquacious.
Tongue :: Tongue (v. t.) To join means of a tongue and grove; as, to tongue boards together..
Earth-tongue :: Earth-tongue (n.) A fungus of the genus Geoglossum.
Lick :: Lick (v. t.) To lap; to take in with the tongue; as, a dog or cat licks milk..
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