Tongue - English meaning

Tongue – definitions in English dictionary

noun
The fleshy muscular organ in the mouth of a mammal, used for tasting, licking, swallowing, and (in humans) articulating speech.
Usage examples:
Swallowing, which is accomplished by muscle movements in the tongue and mouth, moves the food into …
noun
Used in reference to a person's style or manner of speaking.
Usage examples:
He was a redoubtable debater with a caustic tongue
Synonims:
Way/manner of speaking Way/manner of talking Form/mode of expression Choice of words Verbal expression Conversation Vocabulary Phraseology Style Parlance Speech Façon de parler
noun
A strip of leather or fabric under the laces in a shoe, attached only at the front end.
Usage examples:
Different models of the shoe had different pump systems, which were integrated into the tongue of t…
noun
The free-swinging metal piece inside a bell which is made to strike the bell to produce the sound.
Usage examples:
Here, he refers to the swinging of a bell in which the lip, arch, or "bow" of the bell rises up to …
noun
A long, low promontory of land.
Usage examples:
Beneath the cries of curlews, low tongues of land balance precariously between sea and marsh.
noun
A projecting strip on a wooden board fitting into a groove on another.
Usage examples:
Then remove the board and spread carpenter's glue on the tongues and grooves of the new and old pie…
noun
The vibrating reed of a musical instrument or organ pipe.
noun
A jet of flame.
Usage examples:
A tongue of flame flashed from the gun

verb
Sound (a note) distinctly on a wind instrument by interrupting the air flow with the tongue.
Usage examples:
Eugene has worked out the correct tonguing
verb
Lick or caress with the tongue.
Usage examples:
The other horse tongued every part of the colt's mane

noun
The movable part in the mouth that is used in tasting and swallowing food and, in people, in producing speech
Usage examples:
Mcadam could speak the eskimo tongue, too.

Tongue translation into English

Tongue: translate from English into Chinese

舌头, 舌, 衔铁

Tongue: translate from English into Dutch

Tong, Taal, Spraak, Klepel, Geblaf

Tongue: translate from English into French

Langue, Languette, Parole, Parler, Battant, Tirer la langue, Détacher, Langueter, Aboiement

Tongue: translate from English into German

Zunge, Sprache, Lasche, Mund, Landzunge, Klöppel

Tongue: translate from English into Hindi

जुबान, जीभ, भाषा, टंग, ज़बान, जिह्वा, बोली, रसना, घंटे का लटकन

Tongue: translate from English into Italian

Lingua, Linguetta, Spatola

Tongue: translate from English into Korean

혀, 말, 혀로 불다, 말하다, 혀처럼 생긴 것, 혀 모양의 가장자리를 만들다, 혀로 단속시키다, 혀를 쓰다, 냄새를 맡고 짖다, 넘실거리다

Tongue: translate from English into Russian

Язык, Шпунт, Язычок, Шип, Гребень, Выступ, Речь, Дышло, Коса, Языковый, Болтать, Манера говорить, Хвост, Стрелка весов, Лизать, Упорка, Остряк стрелки, Прилив, Трогать языком, Что-либо в форме языка

Tongue: translate from English into Spanish

Lengua, Lengüeta, Idioma, Badajo, Producir efectos con la lengua, Maldita

Word origin

Old English tunge, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tong, German Zunge, and Latin lingua .

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Tongue – similar words

tongued

adjective
Having a specified kind of tongue.
Usage examples:
The blue-tongued lizard

verb
Sound (a note) distinctly on a wind instrument by interrupting the air flow with the tongue.
Usage examples:
Eugene has worked out the correct tonguing

suffix
Used to form adjectives that describe the way someone uses words to express their ideas and feelings
Usage examples:
Coleman plays the part of the sharp-tongued (= severe and critical) lawyer., he was younger than he…

Tongued - all meanings in English

Tongue synonims

conversation

noun
A talk, especially an informal one, between two or more people, in which news and ideas are exchanged.
Usage examples:
She picked up the phone and held a conversation in french

noun
An informal, usually private, talk in which two or more people exchange thoughts, feelings, or ideas, or in which news or information is given or discussed
Usage examples:
[ c ] we had a brief conversation friday., [ u ] the topic of conversation was college plans., he r…

noun
A discussion with someone about a particular subject
Usage examples:
Have a conversation we believe the company has the resources it needs, but if more is needed, we'll…

Conversation - all meanings in English

parlance

noun
A particular way of speaking or using words, especially a way common to those with a particular job or interest.
Usage examples:
Dated terms that were once in common parlance

Parlance - all meanings in English

phraseology

noun
A particular mode of expression, especially one characteristic of a particular speaker or subject area.
Usage examples:
Legal phraseology

noun
The way in which language is used, especially in the choice of words and expressions

Phraseology - all meanings in English

speech

noun
The expression of or the ability to express thoughts and feelings by articulate sounds.
Usage examples:
He was born deaf and without the power of speech

noun
The ability to talk, or the activity of talking
Usage examples:
People who suffer a stroke may experience a loss of speech., his speech became slurred and indistin…

Speech - all meanings in English

style

noun
A particular procedure by which something is done; a manner or way.
Usage examples:
Different styles of management

verb
Archaic term for stylus (sense 2).

suffix
(forming adjectives and adverbs) in a manner characteristic of.
Usage examples:
Family-style

Style - all meanings in English

vocabulary

noun
The body of words used in a particular language.
Usage examples:
A comparison of the vocabularies of different languages

noun
All the words used by a particular person, or all the words that exist in a particular language or subject
Usage examples:
[ c ] reading helps to improve your vocabulary.

Vocabulary - all meanings in English

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