Definition of tongue

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

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Jew''s-harp :: "Jew's-harp (n.) An instrument of music, which, when placed between the teeth, gives, by means of a bent metal tongue struck by the finger, a sound which is modulated by the breath; -- called also Jew's-trump..
Sadda :: Sadda (n.) A work in the Persian tongue, being a summary of the Zend-Avesta, or sacred books..
Romanic :: Romanic (n.) Related to the Roman people by descent; -- said especially of races and nations speaking any of the Romanic tongues.
Tang :: Tang (n.) The tongue of a buckle.
Serpent-tongued :: Serpent-tongued (a.) Having a forked tongue, like a serpent..
Match :: Match (v. t.) To fit together, or make suitable for fitting together; specifically, to furnish with a tongue and a groove, at the edges; as, to match boards..
Lingulate :: Lingulate (a.) Shaped like the tongue or a strap; ligulate.
Two-tongued :: Two-tongued (a.) Double-tongued; deceitful.
Voluble :: Voluble (a.) Moving with ease and smoothness in uttering words; of rapid speech; nimble in speaking; glib; as, a flippant, voluble, tongue..
Brooch :: Brooch (n.) An ornament, in various forms, with a tongue, pin, or loop for attaching it to a garment; now worn at the breast by women; a breastpin. Formerly worn by men on the hat..
Inflamed :: Inflamed (p. a.) Represented as burning, or as adorned with tongues of flame..
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.
Hiss :: Hiss (v. i.) To make with the mouth a prolonged sound like that of the letter s, by driving the breath between the tongue and the teeth; to make with the mouth a sound like that made by a goose or a snake when angered; esp., to make such a sound as an expression of hatred, passion, or disapproval..
Futchel :: Futchel (n.) The jaws between which the hinder end of a carriage tongue is inserted.
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) Any small sole.
Pachyglossal :: Pachyglossal (a.) Having a thick tongue; -- applied to a group of lizards (Pachyglossae), including the iguanas and agamas..
Tonguelet :: Tonguelet (n.) A little 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..
Linctus :: Linctus (n.) Medicine taken by licking with the tongue.
Betongue :: Betongue (v. t.) To attack with the tongue; to abuse; to insult.
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