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Tonguelike
see synonyms of tonguelikeAdjective
1. tonguelike
resembling a tongue in form or function
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Tonguelike
see synonyms of tonguelikenoun
1.
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 humans it plays an important part in the articulation of speech sounds
▶ Related adjectives: glottic, lingual2.
an analogous organ in invertebrates
3.
the tongue of certain animals used as food
4.
a language, dialect, or idiom
the English tongue
5.
the ability to speak
to lose one's tongue
6.
a manner of speaking
a glib tongue
7.
utterance or voice (esp in the phrase give tongue)
8. (plural) gift of tongues
9.
anything which resembles a tongue in shape or function
a tongue of flame
a tongue of the sea
10.
a promontory or spit of land
11.
a flap of leather on a shoe, either for decoration or under the laces or buckles to protect the instep
12. music
the reed of an oboe or similar instrument
13.
the clapper of a bell
14.
the harnessing pole of a horse-drawn vehicle
15.
a long and narrow projection on a machine or structural part that serves as a guide for assembly or as a securing device
16.
a projecting strip along an edge of a board that is made to fit a corresponding groove in the edge of another board
17. hold one's tongue
18. on the tip of one's tongue
19. with one's tongue in one's cheek
verbWord forms: tongues, tonguing or tongued
20.
to articulate (notes played on a wind instrument) by the process of tonguing
21. (transitive)
to lick, feel, or touch with the tongue
22. (transitive) carpentry
to provide (a board) with a tongue
23. (intransitive)
(of a piece of land) to project into a body of water
24. (transitive) obsolete
to reproach; scold
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Tonguelike
see synonyms of tonguelike noun
1.
the movable muscular structure attached to the floor of the mouth in most vertebrates:
it is an important organ in the ingestion of food, the perception of taste, and, in humans, the articulation of speech sounds
2.
an analogous part in invertebrate animals
; specif.,a.
a radula
b.
the proboscis in certain insects, as bees
3.
an animal's tongue used as food
4.
a.
the human tongue as the organ of speech
b.
ideas expressed by speaking; talk; speech
c.
the act or power of speaking
d.
a manner or style of speaking, with reference to tone, diction, etc.
a glib tongue
5.
a.
a language or dialect
b.
in the Bible, a nation or people speaking a distinct language: Rev. 7:9
6. [pl.] see glossolalia
7.
the cry of a hunting dog, etc. in sight of game
chiefly in give tongue, to start barking8.
something resembling a tongue in shape, position, movement, or use
; specif.,a.
the flap under the laces or strap of a shoe
b.
the clapper of a bell
c.
the pin of a buckle, etc.
d.
the pole of a wagon, etc.
e.
the projecting tenon of a tongue-and-groove joint
f.
in machines, a projecting flange, rib, etc.
g.
a thin strip of flexible material, as cane, that produces a musical sound when vibrated, as in a wind instrument
h.
a narrow strip of land, ice, etc. extending into a body of water, an intrusion, etc.
i.
a narrow inlet of water
j.
a long, narrow flame
k.
the pointer of a scale, etc.
verb transitiveWord forms: tongued or ˈtonguing
9. Archaic
a.
to reproach or scold
b.
to speak or say
10.
to touch, lick, etc. with the tongue
11.
a.
to cut a tongue (sense 8) tongue (sense 8e) on or in
b.
to join by means of a tongue-and-groove joint
12. Music
to play by tonguing
see also tonguing verb intransitive
13. Rare
to talk or talk much
14.
to project like a tongue
15. Music
to use tonguing
see also tonguingWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.