ALL meanings of tongue
tongue
T t - noun tongue organ of taste in mouth 1
- noun tongue as meat 1
- noun tongue language 1
- noun tongue strip inside top of shoe 1
- noun tongue manner of speaking 1
- transitive verb tongue touch with the tongue 1
- transitive verb tongue French kiss 1
- noun tongue Anatomy. the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking. 1
- noun tongue Zoology. an analogous organ in invertebrate animals. 1
- noun tongue the tongue of an animal, as an ox, beef, or sheep, used for food, often prepared by smoking or pickling. 1
- noun tongue the human tongue as the organ of speech: No tongue must ever tell the secret. 1
- noun tongue the faculty or power of speech: a sight no tongue can describe. 1
- noun tongue speech or talk, especially mere glib or empty talk. 1
- noun tongue manner or character of speech: a flattering tongue. 1
- noun tongue the language of a particular people, region, or nation: the Hebrew tongue. 1
- noun tongue a dialect. 1
- noun tongue (in the Bible) a people or nation distinguished by its language. 1
- noun tongue tongues, speech, often incomprehensible, typically uttered during moments of religious ecstasy. Compare speaking in tongues, glossolalia. 1
- noun tongue an object that resembles an animal's tongue in shape, position, or function. 1
- noun tongue a strip of leather or other material under the lacing or fastening of a shoe. 1
- noun tongue a piece of metal suspended inside a bell that strikes against the side producing a sound; clapper. 1
- noun tongue a vibrating reed or similar structure in a musical instrument, as in a clarinet, or in part of a musical instrument, as in an organ reed pipe. 1
- noun tongue the pole extending from a carriage or other vehicle between the animals drawing it. 1
- noun tongue a projecting strip along the center of the edge or end of a board, for fitting into a groove in another board. 1
- noun tongue a narrow strip of land extending into a body of water; cape. 1
- noun tongue a section of ice projecting outward from the submerged part of an iceberg. 1
- noun tongue Machinery. a long, narrow projection on a machine. 1
- noun tongue that part of a railroad switch that is shifted to direct the wheels of a locomotive or car to one or the other track of a railroad. 1
- noun tongue the pin of a buckle, brooch, etc. 1
- verb with object tongue to articulate (tones played on a clarinet, trumpet, etc.) by strokes of the tongue. 1
- verb with object tongue Carpentry. to cut a tongue on (a board). to join or fit together by a tongue-and-groove joint. 1
- verb with object tongue to touch with the tongue. 1
- verb with object tongue to articulate or pronounce. 1
- verb with object tongue Archaic. to reproach or scold. to speak or utter. 1
- verb without object tongue to tongue tones played on a clarinet, trumpet, etc. 1
- verb without object tongue to talk, especially idly or foolishly; chatter; prate. 1
- verb without object tongue to project like a tongue. 1
- idioms tongue find one's tongue, to regain one's powers of speech; recover one's poise: She wanted to say something, but couldn't find her tongue. 1
- idioms tongue give tongue, Fox Hunting. (of a hound) to bay while following a scent. to utter one's thoughts; speak: He wouldn't give tongue to his suspicions. 1
- idioms tongue hold one's tongue, to refrain from or cease speaking; keep silent. 1
- idioms tongue lose one's tongue, to lose the power of speech, especially temporarily. 1
- idioms tongue on the tip of one's / the tongue, on the verge of being uttered. unable to be recalled; barely escaping one's memory: The answer was on the tip of my tongue, but I couldn't think of it. 1
- idioms tongue slip of the tongue, a mistake in speaking, as an inadvertent remark. 1
- idioms tongue (with) tongue in cheek, ironically or mockingly; insincerely. 1
- countable noun tongue Your tongue is the soft movable part inside your mouth which you use for tasting, eating, and speaking. 0
- countable noun tongue You can use tongue to refer to the kind of things that a person says. 0
- countable noun tongue A tongue is a language. 0
- variable noun tongue Tongue is the cooked tongue of an ox or sheep. It is usually eaten cold. 0
- countable noun tongue The tongue of a shoe or boot is the piece of leather which is underneath the laces. 0
- countable noun tongue A tongue of something such as fire or land is a long thin piece of it. 0