1.a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
2.a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
3.any long thin projection that is transient;
tongues of flame licked at the walls
4.a manner of speaking;
he spoke with a thick tongue
5.a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
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
1.articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
2.lick or explore with the tongue