tongue

US /tʌŋ/
UK /tʌŋ/
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the fleshy muscular organ in the mouth, used for tasting, licking, swallowing, and (in humans) articulating speech

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She bit her tongue while eating.
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The doctor asked me to stick out my tongue.
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lingua
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a language

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She speaks several foreign tongues.
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The ancient tongue of Latin is still studied today.
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languagedialectspeechvernacular
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to lick or touch with the tongue

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The dog tongued the ice cream from the cone.
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He tongued the stamp to make it stick.
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licktaste
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