tongue
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Definition of tongue:
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language any long thin projection that is transient; "tongues of flame licked at the walls"; "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark" a manner of speaking; "he spoke with a thick tongue"; "she has a glib tongue" a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea the tongue of certain animals used as meat the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments lick or explore with the tongue |