tongues
Definitions
Noun
- A mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
- A human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
- Any long thin projection that is transient
- A manner of speaking
- A narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
- The tongue of certain animals used as meat
- The flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
- Metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
Verb
- Articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
- Lick or explore with the tongue
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Term
Definitions: 10
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 6
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
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