Dictionary definition · tongue
noun
- a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
- a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
- any long thin projection that is transient"tongues of flame licked at the walls"
- a manner of speaking"he spoke with a thick tongue"
- a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
- the tongue of certain animals used as meat
- the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
- metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
verb
- articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
- lick or explore with the tongue
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).