TONGUE
Scrabble letter values: T1O1N1G2U1E1 = 7
Definition
- verb articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments.
- verb lick or explore with the tongue.
- noun a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity. — synonyms: lingua, glossa, clapper
- noun a human written or spoken language used by a community. — synonyms: natural_language
- noun any long thin projection that is transient. — synonyms: knife
- noun a manner of speaking.
- noun a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea. — synonyms: spit
- noun the tongue of certain animals used as meat.
- noun the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot.
- noun metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side. — synonyms: clapper
Examples
- “opposed to e.g. a computer language”
- “tongues of flame licked at the walls”
- “rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark”