2. (noun)natural language, tongue a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language Synonyms: tongue, knife, glossa, clapper, lingua, spit, naturallanguage
6. (noun)tongue the tongue of certain animals used as meat Synonyms: natural language, glossa, lingua, spit, knife, clapper
7. (noun)tongue the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot Synonyms: natural language, glossa, lingua, spit, knife, clapper
8. (verb)clapper, tongue metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side Synonyms: lingua, glossa, spit, tongue, knife, clapper, natural language, applauder
9. (verb)tongue articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
10. (verb)tongue lick or explore with the tongue
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'tongue'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. tongue Language (F. langage < L. lingua, the tongue) signified originally expression of thought by spoken words, but now in its widest sense it signifies expression of thought by any means; as, th Synonyms: language, barbarism, expression, patois, vernacular, dialect, idiom, speech, vocabulary, diction, mother tongue, tongue