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tongue
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- pronunciation:
- tuhng
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
the fleshy, movable organ in the bottom of the mouth, used for licking, tasting, swallowing, and human speech.
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definition 2: |
such an organ taken from a cow, ox, or other animal and used as food.
- similar words:
- meat
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definition 3: |
something resembling such an organ in form or function.
- synonyms:
- flap
- similar words:
- lap, ligule
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definition 4: |
power or manner of speaking.
a harsh tongue- synonyms:
- language, locution, parlance, speech, talk
- similar words:
- diction, expression, phrasing, style, wording
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definition 5: |
the language or dialect of a particular area.
She spoke in a foreign tongue.- synonyms:
- dialect, language, speech
- similar words:
- lingo, patois, vernacular
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definition 6: |
a flap of leather under the laces of a shoe or boot.
- similar words:
- flap
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related words: |
argot, idiom, organ |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
tongues, tonguing, tongued |
definition 1: |
to articulate (notes played on a wind instrument) by moving the tongue in short strokes.
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definition 2: |
to lick or touch with or as if with the tongue.
- synonyms:
- lap up, lick
- similar words:
- suck
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related words: |
lick |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition 1: |
to articulate notes played on a wind instrument by moving the tongue in short strokes.
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definition 2: |
to project or stick out.
- synonyms:
- jut out, project, protrude, stick out
- similar words:
- poke
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derivations: |
tongueless (adj.), tonguelike (adj.) |
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