n.1.the movable fleshy organ attached to the bottom of the inside of the mouth of humans and most animals, used for tasting, licking, swallowing, and, in humans, speech.
2.the tongue of an animal cooked and eaten as food
3.a language or dialect
4.a particular way of speaking or writing
5.a long narrow piece of land that continues out into a sea, lake etc
6.[Mechanics]the small swinging hammer inside a bell that hits against the inside of the bell to make the sound; the pivoting pin in a buckle
7.a long thin piece of material that lies under the part of a shoe or boot where you fasten it
8.something that looks like or moves like a tongue
9.the pole at the front of a coach or carriage to which the horses' harnesses are fastened
10.a strip that sticks out along the edge of a wooden board and is designed to fit into a corresponding groove along the edge of another board
1.the movable fleshy organ attached to the bottom of the inside of the mouth of humans and most animals, used for tasting, licking, swallowing, and, in humans, speech.
2.the tongue of an animal cooked and eaten as food
3.a language or dialect
4.a particular way of speaking or writing
5.a long narrow piece of land that continues out into a sea, lake etc
6.[Mechanics]the small swinging hammer inside a bell that hits against the inside of the bell to make the sound; the pivoting pin in a buckle
7.a long thin piece of material that lies under the part of a shoe or boot where you fasten it
8.something that looks like or moves like a tongue
9.the pole at the front of a coach or carriage to which the horses' harnesses are fastened
10.a strip that sticks out along the edge of a wooden board and is designed to fit into a corresponding groove along the edge of another board
v.1.to touch or lick something with the tongue
2.to cut a tongue along the edge of a wooden board in order to make one half of a tongue-and-groove joint
3.to produce a musical note on a wind instrument by using your tongue to prevent air from flowing through it for a short time
