Tong vs. Thong

Tongnoun

An instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with the hands.

Tongnoun

A Chinese secret society or gang.

Tongverb

(intransitive) To use tongs.

Tongverb

(transitive) To grab, manipulate or transport something using tongs.

Tongnoun

Tongue.

Tongnoun

In China, an association, secret society, or organization of any kind; in the United States, usually, a secret association of Chinese such as that of the highbinders; in the U. S. the tongs have been frequently associated with criminal activity and gang warfare.

Thongnoun

A strip of leather.

Thongnoun

An item of footwear, usually of rubber, secured by two straps which join to pass between the big toe and its neighbour.

Thongnoun

An undergarment or swimwear consisting of very narrow strips designed to cover just the genitals and nothing more.

Thongnoun

The largest section of a bullwhip constructed of many straps of braided leather.

Thongnoun

A strap of leather; especially, one used for fastening anything.

Thongnoun

leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip

Thongnoun

a thin strip of leather; often used to lash things together