What does tongue mean?
Definitions for tongue
tʌŋtongue
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word tongue.
Princeton's WordNet
tongue, lingua, glossa, clapper(noun)
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
natural language, tongue(noun)
a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
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"
tongue(noun)
a manner of speaking
"he spoke with a thick tongue"; "she has a glib tongue"
spit, tongue(noun)
a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
tongue(noun)
the tongue of certain animals used as meat
tongue(noun)
the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
clapper, tongue(verb)
metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
tongue(verb)
articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
tongue(verb)
lick or explore with the tongue
Wiktionary
tongue(Noun)
The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech.
Etymology: From tonge, tunge, tung, from tunge, from tungōn (compare Dutch tong, German Zunge, Swedish tunga), from dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (compare Irish teanga, Latin lingua, Tocharian A/B känt/kantwo, Lithuanian liežùvis, Polish język 'language, tongue', Armenian լեզու, Sanskrit जिह्वा).
tongue(Noun)
A language.
He was speaking in his native tongue.
Etymology: From tonge, tunge, tung, from tunge, from tungōn (compare Dutch tong, German Zunge, Swedish tunga), from dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (compare Irish teanga, Latin lingua, Tocharian A/B känt/kantwo, Lithuanian liežùvis, Polish język 'language, tongue', Armenian լեզու, Sanskrit जिह्वा).
tongue(Noun)
Glossolalia.
Etymology: From tonge, tunge, tung, from tunge, from tungōn (compare Dutch tong, German Zunge, Swedish tunga), from dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (compare Irish teanga, Latin lingua, Tocharian A/B känt/kantwo, Lithuanian liežùvis, Polish język 'language, tongue', Armenian լեզու, Sanskrit जिह्वा).
tongue(Noun)
In a shoe, the flap of material that goes between the laces and the foot, so called because it resembles a tongue in the mouth.
Etymology: From tonge, tunge, tung, from tunge, from tungōn (compare Dutch tong, German Zunge, Swedish tunga), from dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (compare Irish teanga, Latin lingua, Tocharian A/B känt/kantwo, Lithuanian liežùvis, Polish język 'language, tongue', Armenian լեզու, Sanskrit जिह्वा).
tongue(Noun)
Any large or long physical protrusion on an automotive, a machine part or any other part that fits into a long groove on another part.
Etymology: From tonge, tunge, tung, from tunge, from tungōn (compare Dutch tong, German Zunge, Swedish tunga), from dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (compare Irish teanga, Latin lingua, Tocharian A/B känt/kantwo, Lithuanian liežùvis, Polish język 'language, tongue', Armenian լեզու, Sanskrit जिह्वा).
tongue(Noun)
An individual point of flame from a fire.
Etymology: From tonge, tunge, tung, from tunge, from tungōn (compare Dutch tong, German Zunge, Swedish tunga), from dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (compare Irish teanga, Latin lingua, Tocharian A/B känt/kantwo, Lithuanian liežùvis, Polish język 'language, tongue', Armenian լեզու, Sanskrit जिह्वा).
tongue(Verb)
On a wind instrument, to articulate a note by starting the air with a tap of the tongue, as though by speaking a 'd' or 't' sound (alveolar plosive).
Etymology: From tonge, tunge, tung, from tunge, from tungōn (compare Dutch tong, German Zunge, Swedish tunga), from dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (compare Irish teanga, Latin lingua, Tocharian A/B känt/kantwo, Lithuanian liežùvis, Polish język 'language, tongue', Armenian լեզու, Sanskrit जिह्वा).
tongue(Verb)
to kiss involving the touching of both tongues, and/or licking.
Etymology: From tonge, tunge, tung, from tunge, from tungōn (compare Dutch tong, German Zunge, Swedish tunga), from dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (compare Irish teanga, Latin lingua, Tocharian A/B känt/kantwo, Lithuanian liežùvis, Polish język 'language, tongue', Armenian լեզու, Sanskrit जिह्वा).
tongue(Verb)
To manipulate with the tongue.
Playing wind instruments involves tonguing on the reed or mouthpiece.
Etymology: From tonge, tunge, tung, from tunge, from tungōn (compare Dutch tong, German Zunge, Swedish tunga), from dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (compare Irish teanga, Latin lingua, Tocharian A/B känt/kantwo, Lithuanian liežùvis, Polish język 'language, tongue', Armenian լեզու, Sanskrit जिह्वा).
Webster Dictionary
Tongue(noun)
an organ situated in the floor of the mouth of most vertebrates and connected with the hyoid arch
Tongue(noun)
the power of articulate utterance; speech
Tongue(noun)
discourse; fluency of speech or expression
Tongue(noun)
honorable discourse; eulogy
Tongue(noun)
a language; the whole sum of words used by a particular nation; as, the English tongue
Tongue(noun)
speech; words or declarations only; -- opposed to thoughts or actions
Tongue(noun)
a people having a distinct language
Tongue(noun)
the lingual ribbon, or odontophore, of a mollusk
Tongue(noun)
the proboscis of a moth or a butterfly
Tongue(noun)
the lingua of an insect
Tongue(noun)
any small sole
Tongue(noun)
that which is considered as resembing an animal's tongue, in position or form
Tongue(noun)
a projection, or slender appendage or fixture; as, the tongue of a buckle, or of a balance
Tongue(noun)
a projection on the side, as of a board, which fits into a groove
Tongue(noun)
a point, or long, narrow strip of land, projecting from the mainland into a sea or a lake
Tongue(noun)
the pole of a vehicle; especially, the pole of an ox cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked
Tongue(noun)
the clapper of a bell
Tongue(noun)
a short piece of rope spliced into the upper part of standing backstays, etc.; also. the upper main piece of a mast composed of several pieces
Tongue(noun)
same as Reed, n., 5
Tongue(verb)
to speak; to utter
Tongue(verb)
to chide; to scold
Tongue(verb)
to modulate or modify with the tongue, as notes, in playing the flute and some other wind instruments
Tongue(verb)
to join means of a tongue and grove; as, to tongue boards together
Tongue(verb)
to talk; to prate
Tongue(verb)
to use the tongue in forming the notes, as in playing the flute and some other wind instruments
Freebase
Tongue
The tongue is a muscular hydrostat on the floors of the mouths of most vertebrates which manipulates food for mastication. It is the primary organ of taste, as much of the upper surface of the tongue is covered in papillae and taste buds. It is sensitive and kept moist by saliva, and is richly supplied with nerves and blood vessels. In humans a secondary function of the tongue is phonetic articulation. The tongue also serves as a natural means of cleaning one's teeth. The ability to perceive different tastes is not localised in different parts of the tongue, as is widely believed. This error arose because of misinterpretation of some 19th-century research.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Tongue
tung, n. the fleshy organ in the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, and speech: power of speech: manner of speaking: speech: discourse: a language: anything like a tongue in shape: the catch of a buckle: the pointer of a balance: a point of land.—adjs. Tongued, having a tongue.; Tongue′less, having no tongue.—n. Tongue′let, a little tongue.—p.adj. Tongue′-shaped, shaped like a tongue: (bot.) linear and fleshy and blunt at the point, as a leaf.—n. Tongue′ster, a babbler.—adjs. Tongue′-tied, -tacked, having an impediment, as if the tongue were tied: unable to speak freely.—n. Tongue′-work, babble, chatter.—Hold one's tongue (see Hold). [A.S. tunge; Ice. tunga, Ger. zunge, the tongue; L. lingua (old form dingua).]
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
TONGUE
An unruly member that is frequently put out, yet an artist who's a hard worker at the palate and a great wag among women.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
tongue
[Anglo-Saxon tunga]. The long tapered end of one piece of timber made to fay into a scarph at the end of another piece, to gain length. Also, a low salient point of land. Also, a dangerous mass of ice projecting under water from an iceberg or floe, nearly horizontally; it was on one of these shelves that the Guardian frigate struck.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
tongue
The pole of an ox-cart (local).
Editors Contribution
tongue
A type of organ.
Every human being and animal has a tongue.
Submitted by MaryC on February 18, 2020
Entomology
Tongue
an indefinite term, applied usually to the coiled mouth structure of Lepidoptera; the lapping organ of flies; the ligula of bees and wasps and, sometimes also to the hypopharynx of other insects.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'tongue' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3897
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'tongue' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4325
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'tongue' in Nouns Frequency: #1451
Anagrams for tongue »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tongue in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tongue in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of tongue in a Sentence
It’s the tongue that does most of the work holding onto the nipple and the breast.
Right as we do it, I just kiss her, kiss her. I didnt know what a movie kiss was. I wouldnt say I jammed my tongue down her throat but I would say I gave her a real French kiss, ill never forget it as long as I live.I go into kiss her and shes like, Woah! Woah! Woah! Woah! Oh cowboy. You dont use the tongue.
Better the foot slip than the tongue.
He was seen as a handsome, charismatic, open and energetic man. An artistic orator with a biting tongue ... And of course Boris will be missed like spice, which in small doses can give a rich taste.
If you enter my body via tongue, fingers, penis, object without my consent, that to me is rape and I need no law telling me what I know to be true.
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Translations for tongue
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- اللسانArabic
- jazykCzech
- tungeDanish
- ZungeGerman
- γλώσσαGreek
- lenguaSpanish
- kieliFinnish
- langueFrench
- जीभHindi
- nyelvHungarian
- լեզուArmenian
- lidahIndonesian
- linguaItalian
- 舌Japanese
- ಭಾಷೆKannada
- 혀Korean
- linguaLatin
- tongDutch
- tungeNorwegian
- językPolish
- línguaPortuguese
- limbăRomanian
- языкRussian
- tungaSwedish
- தாய்மொழிTamil
- నాలుకTelugu
- ลิ้นThai
- dilTurkish
- язикUkrainian
- lưỡiVietnamese
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