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...

Anchor :: Anchor (n.) Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead; -- a part of the ornaments of certain moldings. It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor (called also egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue) ornament..

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..

Honey-tongued :: Honey-tongued (a.) Sweet speaking; persuasive; seductive.

Sublingual :: Sublingual (a.) Situated under the tongue; as, the sublingual gland..

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

Linguadental :: Linguadental (a.) Formed or uttered by the joint use of the tongue and teeth, or rather that part of the gum just above the front teeth; dentolingual, as the letters d and t..

Worrel :: Worrel (n.) An Egyptian fork-tongued lizard, about four feet long when full grown..

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..

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..

Stopcock :: Stop (n.) Some part of the articulating organs, as the lips, or the tongue and palate, closed (a) so as to cut off the passage of breath or voice through the mouth and the nose (distinguished as a lip-stop, or a front-stop, etc., as in p, t, d, etc.), or (b) so as to obstruct, but not entirely cut off, the passage, as in l, n, etc.; also, any of the consonants so formed..

Sublingual :: Sublingua (n.) A process or fold below the tongue in some animals.

Barbel :: Barbel (n.) Barbs or paps under the tongued of horses and cattle. See 1st Barb, 3..

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..

Hart-tongue :: Hart-tongue (n.) A common British fern (Scolopendrium vulgare), rare in America..

Lick :: Lick (v. t.) To lap; to take in with the tongue; as, a dog or cat licks milk..

Tongue :: Tongue (n.) The clapper of a bell.

Subglottic :: Subglossal (a.) Situated under the tongue; sublingual.

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..

Glossal :: Glossal (a.) Of or pertaining to the tongue; lingual.

Shrill-tongued :: Shrill-tongued (a.) Having a shrill voice.

Random Fonts

Most Popular