Look up: tongue

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   Tongue
   The tongue is a muscular organ in the mouth of a tetrapod.
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   Tongue
   A long narrow strip of land, projecting into a body of water.
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   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 laces of a shoe or boot 6. [v] - articulate by tonguing, as on wind instruments 7. [v] - lick or explore with the tongue
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   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 back of the tongue) above the larynx. On the top surf ...
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   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 pole of a log sledge or waggon to which steering and tractive power is applied Category: agricult...
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   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 , Dan tunge , Goth. tuggō , OL. dingua , Latin lingua . √243 Confer Language , Lingo . ] < ...
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   Tongue
   Tongue transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Tongued ; present participle & verbal noun 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.) To modulate or modify ...
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   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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   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 modifying the voice as in speech. 'To make his Eng ...
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    tongue
    lingua noun a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
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    tongue
    noun the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
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    tongue
    noun the tongue of certain animals used as meat
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    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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    Tongue
    The `tongue` is the large bundle of skeletal muscles on the floor of the mouth that manipulates food for chewing and swallowing (deglutition). It is the primary organ of taste. Much of the surface of the tongue is covered in taste buds. The tongue, with its wide variety of possible movements, assists in forming the sounds of speech. It is sensitive and kept moist by saliva, and is richly supplied with nerves and blood vessels to help it move. Th...
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    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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    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 animal`s tongue, in position or form. • (n.) The...
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    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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    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 organ attached to the bottom of the inside of the mouth o...
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    tongue
    A muscular organ on the floor of the mouth in most higher vertebrates that carries taste buds and manipulates food. It may act as a tactile or prehensile organ in some species. In some advanced vertebrates, the tongue is used in the articulation of sounds, particularly in human speech. The main an...
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    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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