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