Unscramble tongue

Definition of tongue

noun:

• a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity. Synonyms: clapper, glossa, lingua.
• a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language. Synonyms: natural language. Antonyms: artificial language.
• any long thin projection that is transient; "tongues of flame licked at the walls", "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark". Synonyms: knife.
• a manner of speaking; "he spoke with a thick tongue", "she has a glib tongue".
• a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea. Synonyms: spit.
• 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. Synonyms: clapper.

verb:

• articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments.
• lick or explore with the tongue.

Related words

creole.

Words nearby

tongued.

Rhymes with

bung, dung, lung, pung, rung, strung, stung, sung, tung, unsung, young.