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tongue > 10 senses
NOUN	1	tongue, lingua, glossa, clapper	A mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
	2	tongue, natural language	A human written or spoken language used by a community
	3	tongue, knife	Any long thin projection that is transient
	4	tongue	A manner of speaking
	5	tongue, spit	A narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
	6	tongue	The tongue of certain animals used as meat
	7	tongue	The flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
	8	tongue, clapper	Metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
VERB	1	tongue	Articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
VERB	2	tongue	Lick or explore with the tongue

tongue > pronunciation
Sounds	tah'ng
Rhymes	aqualung, bung, dung, and 12 more rhymes in ahng...

tongue > noun 1, body
Meaning	A mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity.
Synonyms	lingua, glossa, clapper
Part of	mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris; throat, pharynx
Parts	tastebud, taste bud, gustatory organ
Broader	organ; articulator
Adjectives	lingual; glossopharyngeal; sublingual
Verbs	tongue; tongue

tongue > noun 2, communication
Meaning	A human written or spoken language used by a community. Opposed to e.g. a computer language.
Synonyms	natural language
Contrary	artificial language
Broader	language, linguistic communication
Narrower	mother tongue, maternal language, first language; tone language, tonal language; creole; Amerind, Amerindian language, American-Indian language, American Indian, Indian; Eskimo-Aleut, Eskimo-Aleut language; Chukchi, Chukchi language; Sino-Tibetan, Sino-Tibetan language; Austro-Asiatic, Austro-Asiatic language, Munda-Mon-Khmer; Hmong, Hmong language, Miao; Austronesian, Austronesian language; Papuan, Papuan language; Khoisan, Khoisan language; Indo-European, Indo-European language, Indo-Hittite; Ural-Altaic; Basque; Elamitic, Elamite, Susian; Kassite, Cassite; Caucasian, Caucasian language; Dravidian, Dravidic, Dravidian language; Afroasiatic, Afro-Asiatic, Afroasiatic language, Afrasian, Afrasian language, Hamito-Semitic; Niger-Kordofanian, Niger-Kordofanian language; Nilo-Saharan, Nilo-Saharan language

tongue > noun 3, shape
Meaning	Any long thin projection that is transient.
Examples	"tongues of flame licked at the walls"
Synonyms	knife
Broader	projection

tongue > noun 4, communication
Meaning	A manner of speaking.
Examples	"he spoke with a thick tongue"; "she has a glib tongue"
Broader	manner of speaking, speech, delivery
Narrower	sharp tongue

tongue > noun 5, object
Meaning	A narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea.
Synonyms	spit
Substances	sand
Broader	cape, ness

tongue > noun 6, food
Meaning	The tongue of certain animals used as meat.
Broader	variety meat, organs
Narrower	beef tongue; calf's tongue

tongue > noun 7, artifact
Meaning	The flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot.
Part of	boot; shoe
Broader	flap

tongue > noun 8, artifact
Meaning	Metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side.
Synonyms	clapper
Part of	bell
Broader	striker

tongue > verb 1, creation
Meaning	Articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something
Category	music; music
Broader	play, spiel
Narrower	double tongue, triple-tongue
Nouns	tongue

tongue > verb 2, contact
Meaning	Lick or explore with the tongue.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Broader	lick, lap
Nouns	tongue

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