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Meanings of Tong:

noun

(in the us) a chinese association or secret society, frequently associated with organized crime.

Usage examples:

The tong wars in chinatown

verb

Curl (hair) using tongs.

Usage examples:

Hair has been tonged at the ends for this great look

Meanings of Tonga:

noun

A light horse-drawn two-wheeled vehicle used in india.

Usage examples:

A horse-drawn tonga keeps stately pace with the latest mercedes, jostled by cycles and bikes.

adjective

Relating to the tonga or their languages.

Usage examples:

The seventh tonga music festival aimed at promoting the tonga culture through music needs an estima…

proper noun

A country in the south pacific consisting of an island group south-east of fiji; population 106,000 (estimated 2015); official languages, tongan and english; capital, nuku'alofa.

Meanings of Tongas:

noun

A light horse-drawn two-wheeled vehicle used in india.

Usage examples:

A horse-drawn tonga keeps stately pace with the latest mercedes, jostled by cycles and bikes.

proper noun

A country in the south pacific consisting of an island group south-east of fiji; population 106,000 (estimated 2015); official languages, tongan and english; capital, nuku'alofa.

adjective

Relating to the tonga or their languages.

Usage examples:

The seventh tonga music festival aimed at promoting the tonga culture through music needs an estima…

Meanings of Tonged:

verb

Curl (hair) using tongs.

Usage examples:

Hair has been tonged at the ends for this great look

noun

(in the us) a chinese association or secret society, frequently associated with organized crime.

Usage examples:

The tong wars in chinatown

Meanings of Tonging:

verb

Curl (hair) using tongs.

Usage examples:

Hair has been tonged at the ends for this great look

noun

(in the us) a chinese association or secret society, frequently associated with organized crime.

Usage examples:

The tong wars in chinatown

Meanings of Tongs:

noun

Short for curling tongs.

verb

Curl (hair) using tongs.

Usage examples:

Hair has been tonged at the ends for this great look

plural noun

An instrument with two movable arms that are joined at one end, used for picking up and holding things.

Usage examples:

Sugar tongs

Meanings of Tongue:

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 …

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

Meanings of Tongue-in-cheek:

adjective

Ironic, flippant, or insincere.

Usage examples:

Her delightful tongue-in-cheek humour

adverb

In an ironic, flippant, or insincere way.

Usage examples:

He claimed then he was speaking tongue-in-cheek

noun

Intended to be understood as a joke, although often seeming serious

Usage examples:

He made some tongue-in-cheek comment about being very busy cleaning his house.

Meanings of Tongue-twister:

noun

A name or set of words that are difficult to pronounce

Meanings of 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…

Meanings of Tonguefish:

noun

A small teardrop-shaped flatfish of warm seas, which is an important food fish in some areas.

Usage examples:

Currently, the tonguefish is being analysed and classified at the smithsonian.

Meanings of Tonguefishes:

noun

A small teardrop-shaped flatfish of warm seas, which is an important food fish in some areas.

Usage examples:

Currently, the tonguefish is being analysed and classified at the smithsonian.

Meanings of Tongues:

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 …

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

Meanings of Tonic:

noun

A medicinal substance taken to give a feeling of vigour or well-being.

Usage examples:

Nineteenth-century medicine vendors often peddled tonics as a cure-all for symptoms as varied as a …

adjective

Short for tonic water.

Meanings of Tonicity:

noun

Muscle tone.

Usage examples:

There, robert can treat himself to a personalised ‘gentlemen's programme ’, which offers a series o…

Meanings of Tonier:

adjective

Fashionable among wealthy or stylish people.

Usage examples:

A tony restaurant

noun

(in the us) any of a number of awards given annually for outstanding achievement in the theatre in various categories.

Usage examples:

It has collected over 30 international theatre awards including three tonys for the broadway produc…

Meanings of Tonies:

noun

One of a set of prizes given each year to the best plays and for special achievements in the theater

Meanings of Tonify:

verb

Impart tone to (the body or a part of it).

Usage examples:

Finally, legumes are an important source of valuable phytochemicals such as saponins, which tonify …

Meanings of Tonight:

adverb

On the present or approaching evening or night.

Usage examples:

Are you doing anything tonight?

noun

The evening or night of the present day.

Usage examples:

Tonight is a night to remember

Meanings of Toning:

verb

Give greater strength or firmness to (the body or a muscle).

Usage examples:

Push-ups help tone your abs

noun

A musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength.

Usage examples:

They were speaking in hushed tones

Meanings of Tonk:

verb

Hit hard.

Usage examples:

He tonked the third ball he faced in international cricket into the stands over long-on, and follow…

Meanings of Tonnages:

noun

Weight in tons, especially of cargo or freight.

Usage examples:

Road convoys carry more tonnage

Meanings of Tonne:

noun

Another term for metric ton.

Meanings of Tonneau:

noun

The part of a car, typically an open car, occupied by the back seats.

Usage examples:

I sat rigidly in the tonneau of an asthmatic 1956 chevrolet

Meanings of Tonnes:

noun

Another term for metric ton.