English | Italian |
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tongue | lingua (Anat, Gastr) |
tongue | striscia |
tongue | linguetta (Calz, Sart, Fal) |
tongue | lingua di terra (Geog) |
tongue | lingua glaciale (Geol) |
tongue | battaglio |
tongue | batacchio |
tongue | ardiglione |
tongue | idioma |
tongue | lingua |
tongue | ago di bilancia |
tongue | ancia |
tongue | linguetta |
tongue | spatola |
English - Wordnet 3.0
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NOUN (8) 1. a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity; [syn: tongue, lingua, glossa, clapper] 2. a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language; [syn: natural language, tongue] 3. any long thin projection that is transient; - Example: "tongues of flame licked at the walls" - Example: "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark" [syn: tongue, knife] 4. a manner of speaking; - Example: "he spoke with a thick tongue" - Example: "she has a glib tongue" 5. a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea; [syn: spit, tongue] 6. the tongue of certain animals used as meat; 7. the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot; 8. metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side; [syn: clapper, tongue] VERB (2) 1. articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments; 2. lick or explore with the tongue; |