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tongue is the dictionary form of tongueing Definition of tongue
tongue has definitions from the fields of clothing,anatomy,zoology,linguistics,rhetoric,chemistry,food,geography,sexuality,music |
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[ noun ] (linguistics) a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
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[ noun ] any long thin projection that is transient
Synonyms Examples "tongues of flame licked at the walls" "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark" |
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[ noun ] (rhetoric) a manner of speaking
Examples "he spoke with a thick tongue" "she has a glib tongue" |
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[ verb ] (sexuality) lick or explore with the tongue
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[ verb ] (music) articulate by tonguing, as on wind instruments
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[ noun ] (clothing) the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
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[ noun ] (geography) a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
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[ noun ] (chemistry,food) the tongue of certain animals used as meat
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 24145
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[ noun ] metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
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