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Meaning of tongue

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  tongue
      n 1: a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous
           membrane and located in the oral cavity [syn: {tongue},
           {lingua}, {glossa}, {clapper}]
      2: a human written or spoken language used by a community;
         opposed to e.g. a computer language [syn: {natural language},
         {tongue}] [ant: {artificial language}]
      3: any long thin projection that is transient; "tongues of flame
         licked at the walls"; "rifles exploded quick knives of fire
         into the dark" [syn: {tongue}, {knife}]
      4: a manner of speaking; "he spoke with a thick tongue"; "she
         has a glib tongue"
      5: a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea [syn:
         {spit}, {tongue}]
      6: the tongue of certain animals used as meat
      7: the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
      8: metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by
         hitting the side [syn: {clapper}, {tongue}]
      v 1: articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
      2: lick or explore with the tongue

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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