Meaning
- (noun) The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech.
- (noun) This organ, as taken from animals used for food (especially cows).− “cold tongue with mustard”
- (noun) (metonym) A language. “He was speaking in his native tongue.”
- (noun) Speakers of a language, collectively.
- (noun) Voice (the distinctive sound of a person's speech); accent (distinctive manner of pronouncing a language).
- (noun) Manner of speaking, often habitually.
- (noun) (metonym) A person speaking in a specified manner (most often plural).
- (noun) The power of articulate utterance; speech generally.
- (noun) Discourse; fluency of speech or expression.
- (noun) Discourse; fluency of speech or expression.
- (noun) Honourable discourse; eulogy.
- (noun) (often in the plural) Glossolalia.
Synonyms
Letter breakdown
- Tongue contains 6 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 3 consonant(s).
- It uses 6 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 1.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 7.
Connected words
Other 6-letter words
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- abased
- abases
- abated
- abates
- abbess
- abbeys
- abbots
- abbrev
- abduct
- abhors
- abided
- abides
- abject
- abjure
- ablaze
- ablest
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Words starting with TON
- ton
- tonal
- tonalities
- tonality
- tone
- toned
- toneless
- toner
- tones
- tong
- tongs
- tongued
- tongues
- tonguing
- tonic
- tonics
- tonier
- toniest
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Words ending with GUE
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Reader questions
What does Tongue mean?
The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech.
How many letters are in Tongue?
Tongue has 6 letters.
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