Tongue

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NOUN

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

a human written or spoken language used by a community

any long thin projection that is transient

a manner of speaking

a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea

the tongue of certain animals used as meat

the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot

metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side

VERB

articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments

lick or explore with the tongue

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