
Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)tongue, lingua, glossa, clappera mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity (n)natural language, tonguea human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language (n)tongue, knifeany long thin projection that is transient“tongues of flame licked at the walls”,
“rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark” (n)tonguea manner of speaking“he spoke with a thick tongue”,
“she has a glib tongue” (n)spit, tonguea narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea (n)tonguethe tongue of certain animals used as meat (n)tonguethe flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot (n)clapper, tonguemetal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side Verbs
(v)tonguearticulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments (v)tonguelick or explore with the tongue