tongue
21tongue — I UK [tʌŋ] / US noun Word forms tongue : singular tongue plural tongues ** 1) [countable] the long soft piece of flesh fixed to the bottom of your mouth that you use for tasting, speaking etc I burnt my tongue on the hot coffee. 2) [countable]… …
22tongue — noun 1 soft part inside the mouth ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ forked ▪ loose, sharp (both figurative) ▪ Everyone knows now, thanks to Ken s loose tongue (= he could not keep the secret) …
23tongue — n. language 1) one s mother, native tongue organ of speech speech 2) to use one s tongue ( to speak ) 3) to hold one s tongue ( to be silent ) 4) to find one s tongue ( to begin to speak ) 5) to stick out one s tongue (the child stuck out its… …
24tongue — [[t]tʌ̱ŋ[/t]] tongues 1) N COUNT: usu poss N Your tongue is the soft movable part inside your mouth which you use for tasting, eating, and speaking. I walked over to the mirror and stuck my tongue out... She ran her tongue around her lips. 2) N… …
25tongue — /tʌŋ / (say tung) noun 1. an organ in humans and most vertebrates occupying the floor of the mouth and often protrusible and freely movable, being the principal organ of taste, and, in humans, of articulate speech. 2. Zoology an organ in the… …
26tongue — n. & v. n. 1 the fleshy muscular organ in the mouth used in tasting, licking, and swallowing, and (in man) for speech. 2 the tongue of an ox etc. as food. 3 the faculty of or a tendency in speech (a sharp tongue). 4 a particular language (the… …
27tongue — 1. noun /tʌŋ,tɒŋ/ a) 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. He was… …
28Tongue — 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 …
29tongue — I. noun Etymology: Middle English tunge, from Old English; akin to Old High German zunga tongue, Latin lingua Date: before 12th century 1. a. a fleshy movable muscular process of the floor of the mouths of most vertebrates that bears sensory end… …
30tongue — [[t]tʌŋ[/t]] n. v. tongued, tongu•ing 1) anat. zool. a movable organ in the floor of the mouth, functioning in tasting, eating, and, in humans, speaking 2) zool. the tongue of an animal, as an ox or sheep, used for food, often prepared by smoking …
