Noun
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metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
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the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
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the tongue of certain animals used as meat
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a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
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a manner of speaking
"he spoke with a thick tongue"
"she has a glib tongue"
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any long thin projection that is transient
"tongues of flame licked at the walls"
"rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark"
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a human written or spoken language used by a community
opposed to e.g. a computer language
- natural language -
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
Verb
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lick or explore with the tongue
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articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments