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

Outtongue :: Outtongue (v. t.) To silence by talk, clamor, or noise..

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

Langued :: Langued (a.) Tongued; having the tongue visible.

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

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..

Lap :: Lap (v. t.) To take into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up with a quick motion of the tongue.

Stylograph :: Styloglossal (a.) Of or pertaining to styloid process and the tongue.

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..

Corn :: Corn (v. t.) To preserve and season with salt in grains; to sprinkle with salt; to cure by salting; now, specifically, to salt slightly in brine or otherwise; as, to corn beef; to corn a tongue..

Pawl :: Pawl (n.) A pivoted tongue, or sliding bolt, on one part of a machine, adapted to fall into notches, or interdental spaces, on another part, as a ratchet wheel, in such a manner as to permit motion in one direction and prevent it in the reverse, as in a windlass; a catch, click, or detent. See Illust. of Ratchet Wheel..

Sneezing :: Sneezing (n.) The act of violently forcing air out through the nasal passages while the cavity of the mouth is shut off from the pharynx by the approximation of the soft palate and the base of the tongue.

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..

Ligula :: Ligula (n.) A tongue-shaped lobe of the parapodia of annelids. See Parapodium.

Long-tongued :: Long-tongued (a.) Having a long tongue.

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

Hawk :: Hawk (v. i.) To clear the throat with an audible sound by forcing an expiratory current of air through the narrow passage between the depressed soft palate and the root of the tongue, thus aiding in the removal of foreign substances..

Unwormed :: Unwormed (a.) Not wormed; not having had the worm, or lytta, under the tongue cut out; -- said of a dog..

Mid :: Mid (superl.) Made with a somewhat elevated position of some certain part of the tongue, in relation to the palate; midway between the high and the low; -- said of certain vowel sounds; as, a (ale), / (/ll), / (/ld). See Guide to Pronunciation, // 10, 11..

Lory :: Lory (n.) Any one of many species of small parrots of the family Trichoglossidae, generally having the tongue papillose at the tip, and the mandibles straighter and less toothed than in common parrots. They are found in the East Indies, Australia, New Guinea, and the adjacent islands. They feed mostly on soft fruits and on the honey of flowers..

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