Definition of tongue

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Tongue (n.) A projection on the side, as of a board, which fits into a groove..

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Trumpet-tongued :: Trumpet-tongued (a.) Having a powerful, far-reaching voice or speech..
Deer's-tongue :: Deer's-tongue (n.) A plant (Liatris odoratissima) whose fleshy leaves give out a fragrance compared to vanilla.
Pentaglot :: Pentaglot (n.) A work in five different tongues.
Vermilinguia :: Vermilinguia (n. pl.) A tribe of edentates comprising the South American ant-eaters. The tongue is long, slender, exsertile, and very flexible, whence the name..
Inflamed :: Inflamed (p. a.) Represented as burning, or as adorned with tongues of flame..
Lap :: Lap (v. t.) To take into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up with a quick motion of the tongue.
Fur :: Fur (n.) A coat of morbid matter collected on the tongue in persons affected with fever.
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..
Serpent-tongued :: Serpent-tongued (a.) Having a forked tongue, like a serpent..
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) A projection, or slender appendage or fixture; as, the tongue of a buckle, or of a balance..
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..
Languet :: Languet (n.) Anything resembling the tongue in form or office; specif., the slip of metal in an organ pipe which turns the current of air toward its mouth..
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..
Tait :: Tait (n.) A small nocturnal and arboreal Australian marsupial (Tarsipes rostratus) about the size of a mouse. It has a long muzzle, a long tongue, and very few teeth, and feeds upon honey and insects. Called also noolbenger..
Double-tongued :: Double-tongued (a.) Making contrary declarations on the same subject; deceitful.
Falter :: Falter (v. & n.) To hesitate; to speak brokenly or weakly; to stammer; as, his tongue falters..
Mouth :: Mouth (n.) The opening through which an animal receives food; the aperture between the jaws or between the lips; also, the cavity, containing the tongue and teeth, between the lips and the pharynx; the buccal cavity..
Bilinguous :: Bilinguous (a.) Having two tongues, or speaking two languages..
Neap :: Neap (n.) The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals.
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) Speech; words or declarations only; -- opposed to thoughts or actions.
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