tongue

7 definitions • 5 examples

the large, soft piece of flesh in the mouth that you can move, and is used for tasting, speaking, etc.:

I burned my tongue on some soup last night.

the tongue of an animal, used as food

a part of an object that is tongue-shaped, especially the piece of material that is under the laces in a shoe

a language:

immigrants struggling to learn a foreign tongue

an ancient tongue

a person's way of expressing their ideas and feelings:

She is a prolific writer with critical views and a sharp (= severe and critical) tongue.

the movable part in the mouth that is used in tasting and swallowing food and, in people, in producing speech

a language:

McAdam could speak the Eskimo tongue, too.