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Lingual :: Lingual (a.) Of or pertaining to the tongue; uttered by the aid of the tongue; glossal; as, the lingual nerves; a lingual letter..

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..

Burr :: Burr (n.) A guttural pronounciation of the letter r, produced by trilling the extremity of the soft palate against the back part of the tongue; rotacism; -- often called the Newcastle, Northumberland, or Tweedside, burr..

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

Elinguid :: Elinguid (a.) Tongue-tied; dumb.

Barb :: Barb (n.) Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane, which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under the tongue in horses and cattle. The name is mostly applied when the barbs are inflamed and swollen..

Long-tongued :: Long-tongued (a.) Talkative; babbling; loquacious.

Bugloss :: Bugloss (n.) A plant of the genus Anchusa, and especially the A. officinalis, sometimes called alkanet; oxtongue..

Glib :: Glib (superl.) Speaking or spoken smoothly and with flippant rapidity; fluent; voluble; as, a glib tongue; a glib speech..

Tongue :: Tongue (n.) A language; the whole sum of words used by a particular nation; as, the English tongue..

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..

Fissilingual :: Fissilingual (a.) Having the tongue forked.

Buckle :: Buckle (n.) A device, usually of metal, consisting of a frame with one more movable tongues or catches, used for fastening things together, as parts of dress or harness, by means of a strap passing through the frame and pierced by the tongue..

Pteroglossal :: Pteroglossal (a.) Having the tongue finely notched along the sides, so as to have a featherlike appearance, as the toucans..

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

Wryneck :: Wryneck (n.) Any one of several species of Old World birds of the genus Jynx, allied to the woodpeckers; especially, the common European species (J. torguilla); -- so called from its habit of turning the neck around in different directions. Called also cuckoo's mate, snakebird, summer bird, tonguebird, and writheneck..

Lick :: Lick (v. t.) To draw or pass the tongue over; as, a dog licks his master's hand..

Lick :: Lick (v.) A stroke of the tongue in licking.

Lapper :: Lapper (n.) One who takes up food or liquid with his tongue.

Pleasant-tongued :: Pleasant-tongued (a.) Of pleasing speech.

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