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Definitions for Tongue

[1] Anatomy . the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking.
[2] Zoology . an analogous organ in invertebrate animals.
[3] the tongue of an animal, as an ox, beef, or sheep, used for food, often prepared by smoking or pickling.
[4] the human tongue as the organ of speech: No tongue must ever tell the secret.
[5] the faculty or power of speech: a sight no tongue can describe.
[6] speech or talk, especially mere glib or empty talk.
[7] manner or character of speech: a flattering tongue.
[8] the language of a particular people, region, or nation: the Hebrew tongue.
[9] a dialect.
[10] (in the Bible) a people or nation distinguished by its language.
[11] tongues, speech, often incomprehensible, typically uttered during moments of religious ecstasy. Compare speaking in tongues, glossolalia.
[12] an object that resembles an animal's tongue in shape, position, or function.
[13] a strip of leather or other material under the lacing or fastening of a shoe.
[14] a piece of metal suspended inside a bell that strikes against the side producing a sound; clapper.
[15] a vibrating reed or similar structure in a musical instrument, as in a clarinet, or in part of a musical instrument, as in an organ reed pipe.
[16] the pole extending from a carriage or other vehicle between the animals drawing it.
[17] a projecting strip along the center of the edge or end of a board, for fitting into a groove in another board.
[18] a narrow strip of land extending into a body of water; cape.
[19] a section of ice projecting outward from the submerged part of an iceberg.
[20] Machinery . a long, narrow projection on a machine.
[21] that part of a railroad switch that is shifted to direct the wheels of a locomotive or car to one or the other track of a railroad.
[22] the pin of a buckle, brooch, etc.
[23] to articulate (tones played on a clarinet, trumpet, etc.) by strokes of the tongue.
[24] Carpentry . to cut a tongue on (a board). to join or fit together by a tongue-and-groove joint.
[25] to touch with the tongue.
[26] to articulate or pronounce.
[27] Archaic . to reproach or scold. to speak or utter.
[28] to tongue tones played on a clarinet, trumpet, etc.
[29] to talk, especially idly or foolishly; chatter; prate.
[30] to project like a tongue.
[31] find one's tongue , to regain one's powers of speech; recover one's poise: She wanted to say something, but couldn't find her tongue.
[32] give tongue , Fox Hunting . (of a hound) to bay while following a scent. to utter one's thoughts; speak: He wouldn't give tongue to his suspicions.
[33] hold one's tongue , to refrain from or cease speaking; keep silent.
[34] lose one's tongue , to lose the power of speech, especially temporarily.
[35] on the tip of one's /the tongue , on the verge of being uttered. unable to be recalled; barely escaping one's memory: The answer was on the tip of my tongue, but I couldn't think of it.
[36] slip of the tongue , a mistake in speaking, as an inadvertent remark.
[37] (with) tongue in cheek , ironically or mockingly; insincerely.
[38] a movable mass of muscular tissue attached to the floor of the mouth in most vertebrates. It is the organ of taste and aids the mastication and swallowing of food. In man it plays an important part in the articulation of speech sounds Related adjectives: glottic, lingual
[39] an analogous organ in invertebrates
[40] the tongue of certain animals used as food
[41] a language, dialect, or idiom the English tongue
[42] the ability to speak to lose one's tongue
[43] a manner of speaking a glib tongue
[44] utterance or voice (esp in the phrase give tongue )
[45] (plural) See gift of tongues
[46] anything which resembles a tongue in shape or function a tongue of flame ; a tongue of the sea
[47] a promontory or spit of land
[48] a flap of leather on a shoe, either for decoration or under the laces or buckles to protect the instep
[49] music the reed of an oboe or similar instrument
[50] the clapper of a bell
[51] the harnessing pole of a horse-drawn vehicle
[52] a long and narrow projection on a machine or structural part that serves as a guide for assembly or as a securing device
[53] a projecting strip along an edge of a board that is made to fit a corresponding groove in the edge of another board
[54] hold one's tongue to keep quiet
[55] on the tip of one's tongue about to come to mind her name was on the tip of his tongue
[56] with one's tongue in one's cheek or tongue in cheek with insincere or ironical intent
[57] to articulate (notes played on a wind instrument) by the process of tonguing
[58] (tr) to lick, feel, or touch with the tongue
[59] (tr) carpentry to provide (a board) with a tongue
[60] (intr) (of a piece of land) to project into a body of water
[61] (tr) obsolete to reproach; scold

Words related to Tongue

dialect, voice, patois, articulation, argot, utterance, idiom, discourse, vernacular, speech, lingo, parlance, expression, talk

Words nearby Tongue

tonghua, tongking, tongman, tongs, tongshan, tongue, tongue cover, tongue crib, tongue depressor, tongue graft, tongue hangs out, one's

Origin of Tongue

before 900; (noun) Middle English tunge, Old English; cognate with Dutch tong, German Zunge, Old Norse tunga, Gothic tuggo; akin to Latin lingua (OL dingua ); (v.) Middle English tungen to scold, derivative of the noun

Words that may be confused with Tongue

thong, tong, tongue

Other words from Tongue

tongue·less , adjective
tongue·like , adjective
out·tongue , verb (used with object), out·tongued, out·tongu·ing.
un·tongued , adjective

Word origin for Tongue

Old English tunge; related to Old Saxon, Old Norse tunga, Old High German zunga, Latin lingua

Synonyms for Tongue

dialect, voice, argot, articulation, discourse, expression, idiom, lingo, parlance, patois, speech, talk, utterance, vernacular