Type and usage of tongue from BoostVocab

tongue

/təŋ/

noun
a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
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spit

type of:
ness cape
noun
metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
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clapper

type of:
striker

part of:
bell
noun
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
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clapper glossa lingua

type of:
organ articulator

part of:
oral cavity oral fissure pharynx mouth rima oris throat
noun
any long thin projection that is transient
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"tongues of flame licked at the walls"

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knife

type of:
projection
noun
a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
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natural language

type of:
linguistic communication language
noun
a manner of speaking
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"he spoke with a thick tongue" "she has a glib tongue"

type of:
speech manner of speaking delivery
verb
articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
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spiel play
verb
lick or explore with the tongue
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lap lick
noun
the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
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type of:
flap

part of:
boot shoe
noun
the tongue of certain animals used as meat
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type of:
variety meat organs

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