TONGUE

clapper, tongue

(noun) metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side

tongue

(noun) the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot

tongue, lingua, glossa, clapper

(noun) a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

tongue

(noun) a manner of speaking; “he spoke with a thick tongue”; “she has a glib tongue”

tongue

(noun) the tongue of certain animals used as meat

spit, tongue

(noun) a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea

tongue, knife

(noun) any long thin projection that is transient; “tongues of flame licked at the walls”; “rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark”

tongue

(verb) lick or explore with the tongue

tongue

(verb) articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

tongue (plural tongues)

The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech.

(countable, uncountable) This organ, as taken from animals used for food (especially cows).−

(metonym) A language.

Synonyms: idiom, language, lingo (colloquial)

(obsolete) Speakers of a language, collectively.

(obsolete) Voice (the distinctive sound of a person's speech); accent (distinctive manner of pronouncing a language).

Manner of speaking, often habitually.

(metonym) A person speaking in a specified manner (most often plural).

The power of articulate utterance; speech generally.

(obsolete) Discourse; fluency of speech or expression.

(obsolete, uncountable) Discourse; fluency of speech or expression.

(obsolete) Honourable discourse; eulogy.

(religion, often in the plural) Glossolalia.

Synonym: speaking in tongues

In a shoe, the flap of material that goes between the laces and the foot (so called because it resembles a tongue in the mouth).

Any large or long physical protrusion on an automotive or machine part or any other part that fits into a long groove on another part.

A projection, or slender appendage or fixture.

A long, narrow strip of land, projecting from the mainland into a sea or lake.

The pole of a vehicle; especially, the pole of an ox cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked.

The clapper of a bell.

(figuratively) An individual point of flame from a fire.

A small sole (type of fish).

(nautical) A short piece of rope spliced into the upper part of standing backstays, etc.; also, the upper main piece of a mast composed of several pieces.

(music) A reed.

(geology) A division of formation; A layer or member of a formation that pinches out in one direction.

Verb

tongue (third-person singular simple present tongues, present participle tonguing, simple past and past participle tongued)

(music, ambitransitive) On a wind instrument, to articulate a note by starting the air with a tap of the tongue, as though by speaking a 'd' or 't' sound (alveolar plosive).

(slang) To manipulate with the tongue, as in kissing or oral sex.

To protrude in relatively long, narrow sections.

To join by means of a tongue and groove.

(intransitive, obsolete) To talk; to prate.

(transitive, obsolete) To speak; to utter.

(transitive, obsolete) To chide; to scold.

Anagrams

• tounge

Source: Wiktionary

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Tongue, n. Etym: [OE. tunge, tonge, AS. tunge; akin to OFries. tunge, D. tong, OS. tunga, G. zunge, OHG. zunga, Icel. & Sw. tunga, Dan tunge, Goth. tugdingua, L. lingua. Language, Lingo. ]

1. (Anat.)

Definition: an organ situated in the floor of the mouth of most vertebrates and connected with the hyoid arch.

Note: The tongue is usually muscular, mobile, and free at one extremity, and in man other mammals is the principal organ of taste, aids in the prehension of food, in swallowing, and in modifying the voice as in speech. To make his English sweet upon his tongue. Chaucer.

2. The power of articulate utterance; speech. Parrots imitating human tongue. Dryden.

3. Discourse; fluency of speech or expression. Much tongue and much judgment seldom go together. L. Estrange.

4. Honorable discourse; eulogy. [Obs.] She was born noble; let that title find her a private grave, but neither tongue nor honor. Beau. & Fl.

5. A language; the whole sum of words used by a particular nation; as, the English tongue. Chaucer. Whose tongue thou shalt not understand. Deut. xxviii. 49. To speak all tongues. Milton.

6. Speech; words or declarations only; -- opposed to thoughts or actions. My little children, let us love in word, neither in tongue, but in deed and in truth. 1 John iii. 18.

7. A people having a distinct language. A will gather all nations and tongues. Isa. lxvi. 18.

8. (Zoöl.) (a) The lingual ribbon, or odontophore, of a mollusk. (b) The proboscis of a moth or a butterfly. (c) The lingua of an insect.

9. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any small sole.

10. That which is considered as resembing an animal's tongue, in position or form. Specifically: -- (a) A projection, or slender appendage or fixture; as, the tongue of a buckle, or of a balance.

(b) A projection on the side, as of a board, which fits into a groove. (c) A point, or long, narrow strip of land, projecting from the mainland into a sea or a lake. (d) The pole of a vehicle; especially, the pole of an ox cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked. (e) The clapper of a bell. (f) (Naut.) A sort piece of rope spliced into the upper part of standing backstays, etc.; also. the upper main piece of a mast composed of several pieces. (g) (Mus.) Same as Reed, n., 5. To hold the tongue, to be silent.

– Tongue bone (Anat.), the hyoid bone.

– Tongue grafting. See under Grafting.

Syn.

– Language; speech; expression. See Language.

Tongue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tongued; p. pr. & vb. n. Tonguing.]

1. To speak; to utter. "Such stuff as madmen tongue." Shak.

2. To chide; to scold. How might she tongue me. Shak .

3. (Mus.)

Definition: To modulate or modify with the tongue, as notes, in playing the flute and some other wind instruments.

4. To join means of a tongue and grove; as, to tongue boards together.

Tongue, v. i.

1. To talk; to prate. Dryden.

2. (Mus.)

Definition: To use the tongue in forming the notes, as in playing the flute and some other wind instruments.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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