Definition of tongue

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Tongue (v. i.) To use the tongue in forming the notes, as in playing the flute and some other wind instruments..

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Agile :: Agile (a.) Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move; nimble; active; as, an agile boy; an agile tongue..
Bilinguous :: Bilinguous (a.) Having two tongues, or speaking two languages..
Macroglossia :: Macroglossia (n.) Enlargement or hypertrophy of the tongue.
Ranine :: Ranine (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, a swelling under the tongue; also, pertaining to the region where the swelling occurs; -- applied especially to branches of the lingual artery and lingual vein..
Adder's-tongue :: Adder's-tongue (n.) A genus of ferns (Ophioglossum), whose seeds are produced on a spike resembling a serpent's tongue..
Double-tongued :: Double-tongued (a.) Making contrary declarations on the same subject; deceitful.
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) The lingual ribbon, or odontophore, of a mollusk..
Low :: Low (superl.) Made, as a vowel, with a low position of part of the tongue in relation to the palate; as, / (/m), / (all). See Guide to Pronunciation, // 5, 10, 11..
Clack :: Clack (n.) To utter words rapidly and continually, or with abruptness; to let the tongue run..
Deer's-tongue :: Deer's-tongue (n.) A plant (Liatris odoratissima) whose fleshy leaves give out a fragrance compared to vanilla.
Tongue-pad :: Tongue-pad (n.) A great talker.
Tongue :: Tongue (v. t.) To chide; to scold.
Elinguate :: Elinguate (v. t.) To deprive of the tongue.
Blain :: Blain (n.) A bladder growing on the root of the tongue of a horse, against the windpipe, and stopping the breath..
Loll :: Loll (v. i.) To hand extended from the mouth, as the tongue of an ox or a log when heated with labor or exertion..
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) The clapper of a bell.
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) The proboscis of a moth or a butterfly.
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..
Latinity :: Latinity (n.) The Latin tongue, style, or idiom, or the use thereof; specifically, purity of Latin style or idiom..
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..
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