tongue
— Noun
– English
~ any long thin projection that is transient; "tongues of flame licked at the walls"; "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark"
tongue
— Noun
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~ a manner of speaking; "he spoke with a thick tongue"; "she has a glib tongue"
tongue tie
— Noun
– English
~ a congenital anomaly in which the mucous membrane under the tongue is too short limiting the mobility of the tongue
tongue
— Noun
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~ metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
tongue-lashing
— Noun
– English
~ rebuking a person harshly
tongue
— Noun
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~ the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
tongue depressor
— Noun
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~ a thin depressor used to press the tongue down during an examination of the mouth and throat
tongue
— Noun
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~ a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
tongue-flower
— Noun
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~ orchid having blue to purple flowers with tongue-shaped or strap-shaped protuberances (calli) at the lip base
tongue fern
— Noun
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~ east Asian fern having fronds shaped like tongues; sometimes placed in genus Cyclophorus
tongue-fish
— Noun
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~ left-eyed marine flatfish whose tail tapers to a point; of little commercial value
tongue
— Noun
– English
~ a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
tongue-in-cheek
— Adverb
– English
~ in a bantering fashion; "he spoke to her banteringly"
tongue-in-cheek
— Adverb
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~ not seriously; "I meant it facetiously"
tongue-shaped
— Adjective
– English
~ shaped like a tongue
tongue-tied
— Adjective
– English
~ unable to express yourself clearly or fluently; "felt tongue-tied with embarrassment"; "incoherent with grief"
tongue-in-cheek
— Adjective
– English
~ cleverly amusing in tone; "a bantering tone"; "facetious remarks"; "tongue-in-cheek advice"
tongue-tie
— Verb
– English
~ deprive of speech; "When he met his idol, the young man was tongue-tied"
tongue
— Verb
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~ articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
tongue
— Verb
– English
~ lick or explore with the tongue