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Tongue :: Tongue (n.) Speech; words or declarations only; -- opposed to thoughts or actions.

Titter :: Titter (v. t.) To laugh with the tongue striking against the root of the upper teeth; to laugh with restraint, or without much noise; to giggle..

Tongue :: Tongue (n.) That which is considered as resembing an animal's tongue, in position or form..

Anthropoglot :: Anthropoglot (n.) An animal which has a tongue resembling that of man, as the parrot..

Glossa :: Glossa (n.) The tongue, or lingua, of an insect. See Hymenoptera..

Betongue :: Betongue (v. t.) To attack with the tongue; to abuse; to insult.

Lap :: Lap (n.) The act of lapping with, or as with, the tongue; as, to take anything into the mouth with a lap..

Glottology :: Glottology (n.) The science of tongues or languages; comparative philology; glossology.

Splotch :: Split-tongued (a.) Having a forked tongue, as that of snakes and some lizards..

Tongue :: Tongue (n.) A point, or long, narrow strip of land, projecting from the mainland into a sea or a lake..

Ranula :: Ranula (n.) A cyst formed under the tongue by obstruction of the duct of the submaxillary gland.

Lingua :: Lingua (n.) A tongue.

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..

Trill :: Trill (n.) The action of the organs in producing such sounds; as, to give a trill to the tongue. d.

Glossitis :: Glossitis (n.) Inflammation of the tongue.

Lingual :: Lingual (n.) A consonant sound formed by the aid of the tongue; -- a term especially applied to certain articulations (as those of t, d, th, and n) and to the letters denoting them..

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

Tipping :: Tipping (n.) A distinct articulation given in playing quick notes on the flute, by striking the tongue against the roof of the mouth; double-tonguing..

Morne :: Morne (a.) Without teeth, tongue, or claws; -- said of a lion represented heraldically..

Wide :: Wide (superl.) Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the mouth organs; -- opposed to primary as used by Mr. Bell, and to narrow as used by Mr. Sweet. The effect, as explained by Mr. Bell, is due to the relaxation or tension of the pharynx; as explained by Mr. Sweet and others, it is due to the action of the tongue. The wide of / (/ve) is / (/ll); of a (ate) is / (/nd), etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 13-15..

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