Toungenoun
obsolete spelling of tongue
Tonguenoun
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.
Toungenoun
misspelling of tongue
Tonguenoun
Any similar organ, such as the lingual ribbon, or odontophore, of a mollusk; the proboscis of a moth or butterfly; or the lingua of an insect.
Tonguenoun
(metonym) A language.
‘He was speaking in his native tongue.’; ‘The poem was written in her native tongue.’;
Tonguenoun
The power of articulate utterance; speech generally.
Tonguenoun
(obsolete) Discourse; fluency of speech or expression.
Tonguenoun
(obsolete) Honourable discourse; eulogy.
Tonguenoun
Glossolalia.
Tonguenoun
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.
Tonguenoun
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.
Tonguenoun
A projection, or slender appendage or fixture.
‘the tongue of a buckle, or of a balance’;
Tonguenoun
A long, narrow strip of land, projecting from the mainland into a sea or lake.
Tonguenoun
The pole of a vehicle; especially, the pole of an ox cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked.
Tonguenoun
The clapper of a bell.
Tonguenoun
(figuratively) An individual point of flame from a fire.
Tonguenoun
A small sole (type of fish).
Tonguenoun
(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.
Tonguenoun
(music) A reed.
Tongueverb
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).
‘Playing wind instruments involves tonguing on the reed or mouthpiece.’;
Tongueverb
(slang) To manipulate with the tongue, as in kissing or oral sex.
Tongueverb
To protrude in relatively long, narrow sections.
‘a soil horizon that tongues into clay’;
Tongueverb
To join by means of a tongue and groove.
‘to tongue boards together’;
Tongueverb
To talk; to prate.
Tongueverb
To speak; to utter.
Tongueverb
To chide; to scold.
Tonguenoun
an organ situated in the floor of the mouth of most vertebrates and connected with the hyoid arch.
‘To make his English sweet upon his tongue.’;
Tonguenoun
The power of articulate utterance; speech.
‘Parrots imitating human tongue.’;
Tonguenoun
Discourse; fluency of speech or expression.
‘Much tongue and much judgment seldom go together.’;
Tonguenoun
Honorable discourse; eulogy.
‘She was born noble; let that title find her a private grave, but neither tongue nor honor.’;
Tonguenoun
A language; the whole sum of words used by a particular nation; as, the English tongue.
‘Whose tongue thou shalt not understand.’; ‘To speak all tongues.’;
Tonguenoun
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.’;
Tonguenoun
A people having a distinct language.
‘A will gather all nations and tongues.’;
Tonguenoun
The lingual ribbon, or odontophore, of a mollusk.
Tonguenoun
Any small sole.
Tonguenoun
That which is considered as resembing an animal's tongue, in position or form.
Tonguenoun
A projection, or slender appendage or fixture; as, the tongue of a buckle, or of a balance.
Tonguenoun
A projection on the side, as of a board, which fits into a groove.
Tonguenoun
A point, or long, narrow strip of land, projecting from the mainland into a sea or a lake.
Tonguenoun
The pole of a vehicle; especially, the pole of an ox cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked.
Tonguenoun
The clapper of a bell.
Tonguenoun
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.
Tonguenoun
Same as Reed, n., 5.
Tongueverb
To speak; to utter.
Tongueverb
To chide; to scold.
‘How might she tongue me.’;
Tongueverb
To modulate or modify with the tongue, as notes, in playing the flute and some other wind instruments.
Tongueverb
To join means of a tongue and grove; as, to tongue boards together.
Tongueverb
To talk; to prate.
Tongueverb
To use the tongue in forming the notes, as in playing the flute and some other wind instruments.
Tonguenoun
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
Tonguenoun
a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
Tonguenoun
any long thin projection that is transient;
‘tongues of flame licked at the walls’; ‘rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark’;
Tonguenoun
a manner of speaking;
‘he spoke with a thick tongue’; ‘she has a glib tongue’;
Tonguenoun
a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
Tonguenoun
the tongue of certain animals used as meat
Tonguenoun
the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
Tonguenoun
metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
Tongueverb
articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
Tongueverb
lick or explore with the tongue
Tonguenoun
the fleshy muscular organ in the mouth of a mammal, used for tasting, licking, swallowing, and (in humans) articulating speech.
Tonguenoun
the equivalent organ in other vertebrates, sometimes used (in snakes) as a scent organ or (in chameleons) for catching food.
Tonguenoun
an analogous organ in insects, formed from some of the mouthparts and used in feeding.
Tonguenoun
the tongue of an ox or lamb as food
‘a galantine of tongue’;
Tonguenoun
used in reference to a person's style or manner of speaking
‘he was a redoubtable debater with a caustic tongue’;
Tonguenoun
a particular language
‘the girls were singing in their native tongue’;
Tonguenoun
a strip of leather or fabric under the laces in a shoe, attached only at the front end.
Tonguenoun
the pin of a buckle.
Tonguenoun
the free-swinging metal piece inside a bell which is made to strike the bell to produce the sound.
Tonguenoun
a long, low promontory of land.
Tonguenoun
a projecting strip on a wooden board fitting into a groove on another.
Tonguenoun
the vibrating reed of a musical instrument or organ pipe.
Tonguenoun
a jet of flame
‘a tongue of flame flashed from the gun’;
Tongueverb
sound (a note) distinctly on a wind instrument by interrupting the air flow with the tongue
‘Eugene has worked out the correct tonguing’;
Tongueverb
lick or caress with the tongue
‘the other horse tongued every part of the colt's mane’;
Tongue
The tongue is a muscular organ in the mouth of a typical vertebrate. It manipulates food for mastication and swallowing as part of the digestive process, and is the primary organ of taste.