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tongue [n]

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

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clapper glossa lingua

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organ articulator mouth pharynx gustatory_organ

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

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natural_language

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language artificial_language first_language tonal_language creole american-indian_language eskimo-aleut sino-tibetan austro-asiatic austronesian papuan khoisan indo-european ural-altaic basque elamite cassite caucasian dravidian afrasian niger-kordofanian nilo-saharan

3)	any long thin projection that is transient; "tongues of flame licked at the walls"; "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark"

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4)	a manner of speaking; "he spoke with a thick tongue"; "she has a glib tongue"

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delivery sharp_tongue

5)	a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea

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cape sand

6)	the tongue of certain animals used as meat

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organs beef_tongue calf's_tongue

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

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flap boot shoe

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

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striker bell clap

tongue [v]

1)	articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments

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play music music clapper double_tongue

2)	lick or explore with the tongue

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