tongue
noun
1. a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
Similar word(s): clapper, glossa, lingua
Definition categories: body, organ, articulator
2. a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
Definition categories: communication, language
3. any long thin projection that is transient
- tongues of flame licked at the walls
Similar word(s): knife
Definition categories: shape, projection
4. a manner of speaking
- he spoke with a thick tongue
- she has a glib tongue
Definition categories: communication, delivery, speech
5. a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
Similar word(s): spit
Definition categories: object, cape, ness
6. the tongue of certain animals used as meat
Definition categories: food, organs
7. the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
Definition categories: man–made, flap
8. metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
Similar word(s): clapper
Definition categories: man–made, striker
Sentences with tongue as a noun:
- He was speaking in his native tongue.
- The poem was written in her native tongue.
- the tongue of a buckle, or of a balance