Tongue

noun
təŋ

Noun

  • any long thin projection that is transient

    tongues of flame licked at the walls

    Similar:Knife
    Type of:Projection
  • a manner of speaking

    he spoke with a thick tongue

    she has a glib tongue

    Type of:SpeechDelivery
  • a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea

    Similar:Spit
    Type of:NessCape
  • metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side

    Similar:Clapper
    Type of:Striker
  • a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

    Similar:ClapperGlossaLingua
    Type of:OrganArticulator
  • a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language

    Type of:Language
  • the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot

    Type of:Flap
  • the tongue of certain animals used as meat

    Type of:Organs

Verb

  • articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments

    Type of:SpielPlay
  • lick or explore with the tongue

    Type of:LapLick

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North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
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