Look up: tongue

1. Tongue
   A long narrow strip of land, projecting into a body of water.
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2. tongue
   [n] - any long thin projection that is transient 2. [n] - the tongue of certain animals used as meat 3. [n] - a manner of speaking 4. [n] - a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity 5. [n] - the flap of material under the lace...
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3. Tongue
   Tongue: The tongue is a strong muscle anchored to the floor of the mouth. It is covered by the lingual membrane which has special areas to detect tastes. The tongue is composed of muscles attached to the lower jaw and to the hyoid bone (a small, U-shaped bone that lies deep in the muscles at the bac...
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4. tongue
   a prepared projecting portion of a piece of wood,commonly forming or reinforcing a connection,as in a tongued-and-grooved joint Category: Building industry • a projection of the ice edge up to several kilometres in length, caused by wind or current Category: The cosmos • the ...
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5. Tongue
   Tongue noun [ Middle English tunge , tonge , Anglo-Saxon tunge ; akin to OFries. tunge , Dutch tong , Old Saxon tunga , German zunge , Old High German zunga , Icelandic & Swedish tunga ,...
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6. Tongue
   Tongue transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Tongued ; present participle & verbal noun Tonguing .] 1. To speak; to utter. 'Such stuff as madmen tongue .' Shak.<...
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7. Tongue
   Tongue intransitive verb 1. To talk; to prate. Dryden. 2. (Mus.) To use the tongue in forming the notes, as in playing the flute and some other wind instruments.
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8. tongue
   1. <anatomy> An organ situated in the floor of the mouth of most vertebrates and connected with the hyoid arch. ... 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...
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9. tongue
   lingua noun a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
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10. tongue
    noun the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
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11. tongue
    noun the tongue of certain animals used as meat
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12. 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`
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13. tongue
    (tung) a muscular organ on the floor of the mouth; it aids in chewing, swallowing, and speech, and is the location of the taste buds, the organs of the sense of taste. The taste buds are located in the papillae, which are projections on the upper surface of the tongue. The tongue, showin...
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14. Tongue
    • (n.) A projection, or slender appendage or fixture; as, the tongue of a buckle, or of a balance. • (v. i.) To use the tongue in forming the notes, as in playing the flute and some other wind instruments. • (n.) Any small sole. • (n.) That which is considered as resembing an ani...
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15. tongue
    in most vertebrates, an organ, capable of various muscular movements, located on the floor of the mouth. In some animals (e.g., frogs) it is ... [17 related articles]
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16. tongue
    tongue 1. A muscular organ on the floor of the mouth which aids in chewing, swallowing, and speech, and is the location of the taste buds, the organs of the sense of taste. The taste buds are located in the papillae, which are projections on the upper surface of the tongue. 2. The movable fleshy or...
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17. Tongue
    Sausage-shaped protuberance near the center or top of orchid throat.
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18. tongue
    the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot.
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19. tongue
    tongue, muscular organ occupying the floor of the mouth in vertebrates. In some animals, such as lizards, anteaters, and frogs, it serves a food-gathering function. In humans, the tongue functions principally in chewing, swallowing, and speaking. The human tongue is covered by a mucous membrane cont...
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20. Tongue
    The tongue is usually flat and moderately extensible. It consists of a network of bundles of striated muscle fibres, fibrous tissue, fat and lymphoid masses, mucous-producing glands, and a covering of mucous membrane. It is an extremely mobile muscle that enables one to taste food, move it around as...
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21. tongue
    Type: Term Pronunciation: tŭng Definitions: 1. A mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane, occupying the cavity of the mouth and forming part of its floor, constituting also by its posterior portion the anterior wall of the pharynx. It bears taste buds and assists in masticat...
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22. tongue
    In tetrapod vertebrates, a muscular organ usually attached to the floor of the mouth. It has a thick root attached to a U-shaped bone (hyoid), and is covered with a mucous membrane containing nerves and taste buds. It is the main organ of taste. The tongue directs food to the teeth and into the t...
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23. Tongue
    (1) The fleshy, moveable, muscular organ attached to the floor of the mouth; (2) or the barking or baying of hounds on the trail, as to give tongue, to open or speak.
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24. Tongue
    The piece of leather that lies behind the laces.
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25. tongue
    A protrusible muscular organ on the floor of the oral cavity.
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