Definition of tongue

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Tongue (n.) The lingua of an insect.

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Stylograph :: Styloglossal (a.) Of or pertaining to styloid process and the tongue.
Hart-tongue :: Hart-tongue (n.) A West Indian fern, the Polypodium Phyllitidis of Linnaeus. It is also found in Florida..
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..
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) an organ situated in the floor of the mouth of most vertebrates and connected with the hyoid arch.
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) A people having a distinct language.
Pachyglossal :: Pachyglossal (a.) Having a thick tongue; -- applied to a group of lizards (Pachyglossae), including the iguanas and agamas..
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) Speech; words or declarations only; -- opposed to thoughts or actions.
Tongue-shaped :: Tongue-shaped (a.) Shaped like a tongue; specifically (Bot.), linear or oblong, and fleshy, blunt at the end, and convex beneath; as, a tongue-shaped leaf..
Smooth-tongued :: Smooth-tongued (a.) Having a smooth tongue; plausible; flattering.
Plough :: Plough (n.) To cut a groove in, as in a plank, or the edge of a board; especially, a rectangular groove to receive the end of a shelf or tread, the edge of a panel, a tongue, etc..
Tongue-tie :: Tongue-tie (v. t.) To deprive of speech or the power of speech, or of distinct articulation..
Tang :: Tang (n.) A projecting part of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle, or to some other part; anything resembling a tongue in form or position..
Lick :: Lick (v.) A stroke of the tongue in licking.
Tongueless :: Tongueless (a.) Unnamed; not spoken of.
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..
Bird''s-tongue :: Bird's-tongue (n.) The knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare).
Untongue :: Untongue (v. t.) To deprive of a tongue, or of voice..
Philology :: Philology (n.) The study of language, especially in a philosophical manner and as a science; the investigation of the laws of human speech, the relation of different tongues to one another, and historical development of languages; linguistic science..
Oracular :: Oracular (a.) Of or pertaining to an oracle; uttering oracles; forecasting the future; as, an oracular tongue..
Macroglossia :: Macroglossia (n.) Enlargement or hypertrophy of the tongue.
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