Tongue vs. Language

Tonguenoun

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.

Tonguenoun

Any similar organ, such as the lingual ribbon, or odontophore, of a mollusk; the proboscis of a moth or butterfly; or the lingua of an insect.

Tonguenoun

(metonym) A language.

Tonguenoun

The power of articulate utterance; speech generally.

Tonguenoun

(obsolete) Discourse; fluency of speech or expression.

Tonguenoun

(obsolete) Honourable discourse; eulogy.

Tonguenoun

Glossolalia.

Tonguenoun

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.

Tonguenoun

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

Tonguenoun

A projection, or slender appendage or fixture.

Tonguenoun

A long, narrow strip of land, projecting from the mainland into a sea or lake.

Tonguenoun

The pole of a vehicle; especially, the pole of an ox cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked.

Tonguenoun

The clapper of a bell.

Tonguenoun

(figuratively) An individual point of flame from a fire.

Tonguenoun

A small sole (type of fish).

Tonguenoun

(nautical) A short piece of rope spliced into the upper part of standing backstays, etc.; also, the upper main piece of a mast composed of several pieces.

Tonguenoun

(music) A reed.

Tongueverb

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).

Tongueverb

(slang) To manipulate with the tongue, as in kissing or oral sex.

Tongueverb

To protrude in relatively long, narrow sections.

Tongueverb

To join by means of a tongue and groove.

Tongueverb

To talk; to prate.

Tongueverb

To speak; to utter.

Tongueverb

To chide; to scold.

Tonguenoun

an organ situated in the floor of the mouth of most vertebrates and connected with the hyoid arch.

Tonguenoun

The power of articulate utterance; speech.

Tonguenoun

Discourse; fluency of speech or expression.

Tonguenoun

Honorable discourse; eulogy.

Tonguenoun

A language; the whole sum of words used by a particular nation; as, the English tongue.

Tonguenoun

Speech; words or declarations only; - opposed to thoughts or actions.

Tonguenoun

A people having a distinct language.

Tonguenoun

The lingual ribbon, or odontophore, of a mollusk.

Tonguenoun

Any small sole.

Tonguenoun

That which is considered as resembing an animal's tongue, in position or form.

Tonguenoun

A projection, or slender appendage or fixture; as, the tongue of a buckle, or of a balance.

Tonguenoun

A projection on the side, as of a board, which fits into a groove.

Tonguenoun

A point, or long, narrow strip of land, projecting from the mainland into a sea or a lake.

Tonguenoun

The pole of a vehicle; especially, the pole of an ox cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked.

Tonguenoun

The clapper of a bell.

Tonguenoun

A short piece of rope spliced into the upper part of standing backstays, etc.; also. the upper main piece of a mast composed of several pieces.

Tonguenoun

Same as Reed, n., 5.

Tongueverb

To speak; to utter.

Tongueverb

To chide; to scold.

Tongueverb

To modulate or modify with the tongue, as notes, in playing the flute and some other wind instruments.

Tongueverb

To join means of a tongue and grove; as, to tongue boards together.

Tongueverb

To talk; to prate.

Tongueverb

To use the tongue in forming the notes, as in playing the flute and some other wind instruments.

Tonguenoun

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

Tonguenoun

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

Tonguenoun

any long thin projection that is transient;

Tonguenoun

a manner of speaking;

Tonguenoun

a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea

Tonguenoun

the tongue of certain animals used as meat

Tonguenoun

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

Tonguenoun

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

Tongueverb

articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments

Tongueverb

lick or explore with the tongue

Tonguenoun

the fleshy muscular organ in the mouth of a mammal, used for tasting, licking, swallowing, and (in humans) articulating speech.

Tonguenoun

the equivalent organ in other vertebrates, sometimes used (in snakes) as a scent organ or (in chameleons) for catching food.

Tonguenoun

an analogous organ in insects, formed from some of the mouthparts and used in feeding.

Tonguenoun

the tongue of an ox or lamb as food

Tonguenoun

used in reference to a person's style or manner of speaking

Tonguenoun

a particular language

Tonguenoun

a strip of leather or fabric under the laces in a shoe, attached only at the front end.

Tonguenoun

the pin of a buckle.

Tonguenoun

the free-swinging metal piece inside a bell which is made to strike the bell to produce the sound.

Tonguenoun

a long, low promontory of land.

Tonguenoun

a projecting strip on a wooden board fitting into a groove on another.

Tonguenoun

the vibrating reed of a musical instrument or organ pipe.

Tonguenoun

a jet of flame

Tongueverb

sound (a note) distinctly on a wind instrument by interrupting the air flow with the tongue

Tongueverb

lick or caress with the tongue

Tongue

The tongue is a muscular organ in the mouth of a typical vertebrate. It manipulates food for mastication and swallowing as part of the digestive process, and is the primary organ of taste.

Languagenoun

(countable) A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication.

Languagenoun

(uncountable) The ability to communicate using words.

Languagenoun

(uncountable) The vocabulary and usage of a particular specialist field.

Languagenoun

The expression of thought (the communication of meaning) in a specified way.

Languagenoun

A body of sounds, signs and/or signals by which animals communicate, and by which plants are sometimes also thought to communicate.

Languagenoun

A computer language; a machine language.

Languagenoun

(uncountable) Manner of expression.

Languagenoun

(uncountable) The particular words used in a speech or a passage of text.

Languagenoun

(uncountable) Profanity.

Languagenoun

A languet, a flat plate in or below the flue pipe of an organ.

Languageverb

To communicate by language; to express in language.

Languagenoun

Any means of conveying or communicating ideas;

Languagenoun

The expression of ideas by writing, or any other instrumentality.

Languagenoun

The forms of speech, or the methods of expressing ideas, peculiar to a particular nation.

Languagenoun

The characteristic mode of arranging words, peculiar to an individual speaker or writer; manner of expression; style.

Languagenoun

The inarticulate sounds by which animals inferior to man express their feelings or their wants.

Languagenoun

The suggestion, by objects, actions, or conditions, of ideas associated therewith; as, the language of flowers.

Languagenoun

The vocabulary and phraseology belonging to an art or department of knowledge; as, medical language; the language of chemistry or theology.

Languagenoun

A race, as distinguished by its speech.

Languagenoun

Any system of symbols created for the purpose of communicating ideas, emotions, commands, etc., between sentient agents.

Languagenoun

Any set of symbols and the rules for combining them which are used to specify to a computer the actions that it is to take; also referred to as a computer lanugage or programming language; as, JAVA is a new and flexible high-level language which has achieved popularity very rapidly.

Languageverb

To communicate by language; to express in language.

Languagenoun

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols;

Languagenoun

(language) communication by word of mouth;

Languagenoun

a system of words used in a particular discipline;

Languagenoun

the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication;

Languagenoun

the mental faculty or power of vocal communication;

Languagenoun

the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number;

Language

A language is a structured system of communication used by humans, based on speech and gesture (spoken language), sign, or often writing. The structure of language is its grammar and the free components are its vocabulary.