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tongue
A mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
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noun
A mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
noun
A human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
noun
Any long thin projection that is transient
“Tongues of flame licked at the walls”
noun
A manner of speaking
“He spoke with a thick tongue”
noun
A narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
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The tongue of certain animals used as meat
noun
The flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
noun
Metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
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Articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
verb
Lick or explore with the tongue
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Tongues of flame licked at the walls
Rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark
He spoke with a thick tongue
She has a glib tongue
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