1. hounds-tongue

noun. Biennial shrub of Europe and western Asia having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and dark reddish-purple flowers.
Synonyms
herb Cynoglossum officinale herbaceous plant genus Cynoglossum Cynoglossum

2. tongue-in-cheek

adjective. Cleverly amusing in tone.
Synonyms
humourous facetious humorous bantering
Antonyms
humorless displeasing humourless po-faced unfunny

3. hounds-tongue

noun. Perennial shrub of North America having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and pale-blue to purple flowers.
Synonyms
herb genus Cynoglossum herbaceous plant Cynoglossum Cynoglossum virginaticum

4. tongue

noun. (ˈtʌŋ) A mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity.
Synonyms
glossa oral cavity mouth rima oris taste bud tastebud oral fissure articulator pharynx lingua throat organ clapper gustatory organ
Antonyms
death roughen inactivity overact underact
Etymology
tongue (English)
tonge (Middle English (1100-1500))
tunge (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

5. tongue

noun. (ˈtʌŋ) A human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language.
Synonyms
Niger-Kordofanian language mother tongue tonal language American-Indian language Dravidian Hamito-Semitic Hmong Niger-Kordofanian Ural-Altaic Indo-Hittite Miao creole natural language Nilo-Saharan Sino-Tibetan Khoisan Cassite Papuan language Dravidian language Nilo-Saharan language Austro-Asiatic Munda-Mon-Khmer Indo-European language Afroasiatic language Afrasian language language Eskimo-Aleut Afrasian Sino-Tibetan language first language Elamite Austro-Asiatic language Susian Basque Eskimo-Aleut language Afroasiatic Amerindian language Khoisan language Caucasian Austronesian Amerind Caucasian language Indo-European Papuan maternal language linguistic communication American Indian Dravidic Indian Chukchi Hmong language tone language Kassite Elamitic Afro-Asiatic Chukchi language Austronesian language
Antonyms
artificial language immovableness tightness immovability refrain
Etymology
tongue (English)
tonge (Middle English (1100-1500))
tunge (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

6. tongue

noun. (ˈtʌŋ) Any long thin projection that is transient.
Synonyms
projection knife
Etymology
tongue (English)
tonge (Middle English (1100-1500))
tunge (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

7. tongue

noun. (ˈtʌŋ) A manner of speaking.
Synonyms
delivery sharp tongue speech manner of speaking
Antonyms
stay in place inaction inactiveness worker straight line
Etymology
tongue (English)
tonge (Middle English (1100-1500))
tunge (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

8. tongue

noun. (ˈtʌŋ) A narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea.
Synonyms
cape spit sand ness
Etymology
tongue (English)
tonge (Middle English (1100-1500))
tunge (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

9. tongue

noun. (ˈtʌŋ) The tongue of certain animals used as meat.
Synonyms
calf's tongue variety meat organs beef tongue
Antonyms
detach undress stand still
Etymology
tongue (English)
tonge (Middle English (1100-1500))
tunge (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

10. tongue

verb. (ˈtʌŋ) Lick or explore with the tongue.
Synonyms
lick lap
Etymology
tongue (English)
tonge (Middle English (1100-1500))
tunge (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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