Etymology : Middle English tunge, from Old English; akin to Old High German zunga tongue, Latin lingua
Pronunciation : 't&[ng]
Function : noun
Date : before 12th century
1. 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. tongue\tongue\ , n. [oe. tunge, tonge, as. tunge; akin to ofries. tunge, d. tong, os. tunga, g. zunge, ohg. zunga, icel. & sw. tunga, dan tunge, goth. tuggō, ol. dingua, l. lingua. ?243 cf.language, lingo. ].
2. (anat.) an organ situated in the floor of the mouth of most vertebrates and connected with the hyoid arch.note: the tongue is usually muscular, mobile, and free at one extremity, and in man other mammals is the principal organ of taste, aids in the prehension of food, in swallowing, and in modifying the voice as in speech. to make his english sweet upon his tongue.
3. the power of articulate utterance; speech. parrots imitating human tongue.
4. discourse; fluency of speech or expression. much tongue and much judgment seldom go together. estrange.
5. honorable discourse; eulogy. [obs.] she was born noble; let that title find her a private grave, but neither tongue nor honor. & fl.
6. a language; the whole sum of words used by a particular nation; as, the english tongue. whose tongue thou shalt not understand. xxviii.
7. to speak all tongues.
8. speech; words or declarations only; -- opposed to thoughts or actions. my little children, let us love in word, neither in tongue, but in deed and in truth. ii.
9. 7. a people having a distinct language. a will gather all nations and tongues. lxvi.
10. 8. (zo?l.) (a) the lingual ribbon, or odontophore, of a mollusk. (b) the proboscis of a moth or a butterfly. (c) the lingua of an insect.
11. (zo?l.) any small sole.
12. that which is considered as resembing an animal's tongue, in position or form. specifically: (a) a projection, or slender appendage or fixture; as, the tongue of a buckle, or of a balance. (b) a projection on the side, as of a board, which fits into a groove. (c) a point, or long, narrow strip of land, projecting from the mainland into a sea or a lake. (d) the pole of a vehicle; especially, the pole of an ox cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked. (e) the clapper of a bell. (f) (naut.) a short piece of rope spliced into the upper part of standing backstays, etc.; also. the upper main piece of a mast composed of several pieces. (g) (mus.) same as reed, n., 5.
13. an organ situated in the floor of the mouth of most vertebrates and connected with the hyoid arch.
14. The power of articulate utterance; speech.
15. Discourse; fluency of speech or expression.
16. Honorable discourse; eulogy.
17. A language; the whole sum of words used by a particular nation; as, the English tongue.
18. Speech; words or declarations only; opposed to thoughts or actions.
19. A people having a distinct language.
20. The lingual ribbon, or odontophore, of a mollusk.
21. The proboscis of a moth or a butterfly.
22. The lingua of an insect.
23. Any small sole.
24. That which is considered as resembing an animal's tongue, in position or form.
25. A projection, or slender appendage or fixture; as, the tongue of a buckle, or of a balance.
26. A projection on the side, as of a board, which fits into a groove.
27. A point, or long, narrow strip of land, projecting from the mainland into a sea or a lake.
28. The pole of a vehicle; especially, the pole of an ox cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked.
29. The clapper of a bell.
30. A short piece of rope spliced into the upper part of standing backstays, etc.; also. the upper main piece of a mast composed of several pieces.
31. Same as Reed, n., 5.
32. To speak; to utter.
33. To chide; to scold.
34. To modulate or modify with the tongue, as notes, in playing the flute and some other wind instruments.
35. To join means of a tongue and grove; as, to tongue boards together.
36. To talk; to prate.
37. To use the tongue in forming the notes, as in playing the flute and some other wind instruments. the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity a manner of speaking; "he spoke with a thick tongue"; "she has a glib tongue" the tongue of certain animals used as meat any long thin projection that is transient; "tongues of flame licked at the walls"; "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark" lick or explore with the tongue articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments.
38. 1. Your tongue is the soft movable part inside your mouth which you use for tasting, eating, and speaking. I walked over to the mirror and stuck my tongue out She ran her tongue around her lips.
39. You can use tongue to refer to the kind of things that a person says. She had a nasty tongue, but I liked her.
40. A tongue is a language. The French feel passionately about their native tongue. see also:
mother tongue = language.
41. Tongue is the cooked tongue of an ox or sheep. It is usually eaten cold.
42. The tongue of a shoe or boot is the piece of leather which is underneath the laces.
43. A tongue of something such as fire or land is a long thin piece of it. A yellow tongue of flame shot upwards.
44. A tongue-in-cheek remark or attitude is not serious, although it may seem to be. a lighthearted, tongue-in-cheek approach.
45. If you hold your tongue, you do not say anything even though you might want to or be expected to, because it is the wrong time to say it. Douglas held his tongue, preferring not to speak out on a politically sensitive issue.
46. If you describe something you said as a slip of the tongue, you mean that you said it by mistake. At one stage he referred to Anna as John's fiancée, but later said that was a slip of the tongue.
47. to bite your tongue: see:
bite. Muscular organ on the floor of the mouth. It is important in motions of eating, drinking, and swallowing, and its complex movements shape the sounds of speech. Its top surface consists of thousands of raised projections (papillae). The receptors of taste (taste buds) are embedded in the papillae and are sensitive to four basic flavours: sweet, salty, sour, and bitter. More specific flavours are influenced by the sense of smell. The tongue's appearance (e.g., coated or red) can give clues to disease elsewhere. Disorders of the tongue include cancer (often caused by smokeless tobacco), leukoplakia (white patches), fungal infection, and congenital disorders. Different animals use the tongue to serve varied functions; for example, frogs have an elongated tongue adapted to capturing prey, the snake's tongue collects and transfers odours to a specialized sensory structure to help locate prey, and cats use their tongues for grooming and cleaning.
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