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tongue
Found in thesaurus: articulator, organ, linguistic communication, language, projection, manner of speaking, speech, delivery, cape, ness, variety meat, organs, flap, striker, spiel, play, lick
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tongue
n.
flexible muscular organ in the bottom of the mouth (used for tasting, swallowing and human speech); animal's tongue that is used for food; language or dialect; tongue-shaped object
v.
lick with the tongue, stroke lovingly with the tongue
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Tongue
The tongue is a muscular hydrostat on the floor of the mouth of most vertebrates that manipulates food for mastication. It is the primary organ of taste (gustation), as much of its upper surface is covered in taste buds. The tongue's upper surface is also covered in numerous lingual papillae. 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 the 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 (see tongue map).
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tongue
Noun
1. a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
(synonym) lingua, glossa, clapper
(hypernym) organ
(part-holonym) mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris
(part-meronym) tastebud, taste bud, gustatory organ
2. a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
(synonym) natural language
(hypernym) language, linguistic communication
(hyponym) mother tongue, maternal language, first language
3. any long thin projection that is transient; "tongues of flame licked at the walls"; "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark"
(synonym) knife
(hypernym) projection
4. a manner of speaking; "he spoke with a thick tongue"; "she has a glib tongue"
(hypernym) manner of speaking, speech, delivery
(hyponym) sharp tongue
5. a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
(synonym) spit
(hypernym) cape, ness
(substance-meronym) sand
6. the tongue of certain animals used as meat
(hypernym) variety meat, organs
(hyponym) beef tongue
7. the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
(hypernym) flap
(part-holonym) boot
8. metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
(synonym) clapper
(hypernym) striker
(part-holonym) bell
Verb
1. articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
(hypernym) play, spiel
(hyponym) double tongue, triple-tongue
(derivation) lingua, glossa, clapper
(classification) music
2. lick or explore with the tongue
(hypernym) lick, lap
(derivation) lingua, glossa, clapper
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tongue
n.
jazyk; řeč
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tongue
Rzecz.
język; ozór; ozorek
