tongue, lingua, glossa, clapper (noun)

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

natural language, tongue (noun)

a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language

tongue, knife (noun)

any long thin projection that is transient

"tongues of flame licked at the walls"; "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark"

tongue (noun)

a manner of speaking

"he spoke with a thick tongue"; "she has a glib tongue"

spit, tongue (noun)

a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea

tongue (noun)

the tongue of certain animals used as meat

tongue (noun)

the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot

clapper, tongue (verb)

metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side

tongue (verb)

articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments

tongue (verb)

lick or explore with the tongue

tongue (Noun)

The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech.

tongue (Noun)

A language.

tongue (Noun)

Glossolalia.

tongue (Noun)

In a shoe, the flap of material that goes between the laces and the foot, so called because it resembles a tongue in the mouth.

tongue (Noun)

Any large or long physical protrusion on an automotive, a machine part or any other part that fits into a long groove on another part.

tongue (Noun)

An individual point of flame from a fire.

tongue (Verb)

On a wind instrument, to articulate a note by starting the air with a tap of the tongue, as though by speaking a 'd' or 't' sound (alveolar plosive).

tongue (Verb)

to kiss involving the touching of both tongues, and/or licking.

tongue (Verb)

To manipulate with the tongue.

Tongue

The tongue is a muscular hydrostat on the floors of the mouths of most vertebrates which manipulates food for mastication. It is the primary organ of taste, as much of the upper surface of the tongue is covered in papillae and taste buds. It is sensitive and kept moist by saliva, and is richly supplied with nerves and blood vessels. In humans a secondary function of the tongue is phonetic articulation. The tongue also serves as a natural means of cleaning one's teeth. The ability to perceive different tastes is not localised in different parts of the tongue, as is widely believed. This error arose because of misinterpretation of some 19th-century research.

Tongue

The tongue is a muscular organ in the mouth of a typical tetrapod. It manipulates food for mastication and swallowing as part of the digestive process, and is the primary organ of taste. The tongue's upper surface (dorsum) is covered by taste buds housed in numerous lingual papillae. It is sensitive and kept moist by saliva and is richly supplied with nerves and blood vessels. The tongue also serves as a natural means of cleaning the teeth. A major function of the tongue is the enabling of speech in humans and vocalization in other animals. The human tongue is divided into two parts, an oral part at the front and a pharyngeal part at the back. The left and right sides are also separated along most of its length by a vertical section of fibrous tissue (the lingual septum) that results in a groove, the median sulcus, on the tongue's surface. There are two groups of muscles of the tongue. The four intrinsic muscles alter the shape of the tongue and are not attached to bone. The four paired extrinsic muscles change the position of the tongue and are anchored to bone.