What does tongue mean in English? Meaning of tongue definition and abbreviation with examples.
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What is "tongue" in English? Definition and Explanations
Meaning of "tongue": a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
Noun
Meaning: a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
Synonyms: clapper
glossa
lingua
tongue
Hypernyms: articulator
organ
Part Holonyms: gustatory organ
taste bud
tastebud
Meaning of "tongue": articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
Verb
Meaning: articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
Synonyms: tongue
Hyponyms: double tongue
triple-tongue
Hypernyms: play
spiel
Meaning of "tongue": a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
Noun
Meaning: a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
Synonyms: natural language
tongue
Hyponyms: afrasian
afrasian language
afro-asiatic
afroasiatic
afroasiatic language
american indian
american-indian language
amerind
amerindian language
austro-asiatic
austro-asiatic language
austronesian
austronesian language
basque
cassite
caucasian
caucasian language
chukchi
chukchi language
creole
dravidian
dravidian language
dravidic
elamite
elamitic
eskimo-aleut
eskimo-aleut language
first language
hamito-semitic
hmong
hmong language
indian
indo-european
indo-european language
indo-hittite
kassite
khoisan
khoisan language
maternal language
miao
mother tongue
munda-mon-khmer
niger-kordofanian
niger-kordofanian language
nilo-saharan
nilo-saharan language
papuan
papuan language
sino-tibetan
sino-tibetan language
susian
tonal language
tone language
ural-altaic
Hypernyms: language
linguistic communication
Antonyms: artificial language
Meaning of "tongue": lick or explore with the tongue
Verb
Meaning: lick or explore with the tongue
Synonyms: tongue
Hypernyms: lap
lick
Meaning of "tongue": any long thin projection that is transient
Noun
Meaning: any long thin projection that is transient
Example: tongues of flame licked at the walls
rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark
Synonyms: knife
tongue
Hypernyms: projection
Meaning of "tongue": a manner of speaking
Noun
Meaning: a manner of speaking
Example: he spoke with a thick tongue
she has a glib tongue
Synonyms: tongue
Hyponyms: sharp tongue
Hypernyms: delivery
manner of speaking
speech
Meaning of "tongue": a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
Noun
Meaning: a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
Synonyms: spit
tongue
Hypernyms: cape
ness
Substance Holonyms: sand
Meaning of "tongue": the tongue of certain animals used as meat
Noun
Meaning: the tongue of certain animals used as meat
Synonyms: tongue
Hyponyms: beef tongue
calf's tongue
Hypernyms: organs
variety meat
Meaning of "tongue": the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
Noun
Meaning: the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
Synonyms: tongue
Hypernyms: flap
Meaning of "tongue": metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
Noun
Meaning: metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
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