tongue
English Thesaurus
1. metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | striker, |
| definition | : | the part of a mechanical device that strikes something (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | bell, |
| definition | : | a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck (noun.artifact) |
2. the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | flap, |
| definition | : | any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | boot, |
| definition | : | footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | shoe, |
| definition | : | footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material (noun.artifact) |
3. a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | organ, |
| definition | : | a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function (noun.body) |
| hypernym | : | articulator, |
| definition | : | a movable speech organ (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | pharynx, throat, |
| definition | : | the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone (noun.body) |
4. a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | tonal language, tone language, |
| definition | : | a language in which different tones distinguish different meanings (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | creole, |
| definition | : | a mother tongue that originates from contact between two languages (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | chukchi, chukchi language, |
| definition | : | an indigenous and isolated language of unknown origin spoken by the Chukchi that is pronounced differently by men and women (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | hmong, hmong language, miao, |
| definition | : | a language of uncertain affiliation spoken by the Hmong (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | papuan, papuan language, |
| definition | : | any of the indigenous languages spoken in Papua New Guinea or New Britain or the Solomon Islands that are not Malayo-Polynesian languages (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | ural-altaic, |
| definition | : | a (postulated) group of languages including many of the indigenous languages of Russia (but not Russian) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | basque, |
| definition | : | the language of the Basque people; of no known relation to any other language (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | elamite, elamitic, susian, |
| definition | : | an extinct ancient language of unknown affinities; spoken by the Elamites (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | cassite, kassite, |
| definition | : | an ancient language spoken by the Kassites (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | caucasian, caucasian language, |
| definition | : | a number of languages spoken in the Caucasus that are unrelated to languages spoken elsewhere (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | niger-kordofanian, niger-kordofanian language, |
| definition | : | the family of languages that includes most of the languages spoken in Africa south of the Sahara; the majority of them are tonal languages but there are important exceptions (e.g., Swahili or Fula) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | nilo-saharan, nilo-saharan language, |
| definition | : | a family of East African languages spoken by Nilotic peoples from the Sahara south to Kenya and Tanzania (noun.communication) |
5. a manner of speaking (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | sharp tongue, |
| definition | : | a bitter or critical manner of speaking (noun.communication) |
6. the tongue of certain animals used as meat (noun.food)
| hypernym | : | organs, variety meat, |
| definition | : | edible viscera of a butchered animal (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | beef tongue, |
| definition | : | the tongue of a cow eaten as meat (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | calf's tongue, |
| definition | : | the tongue of a calf eaten as meat (noun.food) |
7. a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea (noun.object)
| hypernym | : | cape, ness, |
| definition | : | a strip of land projecting into a body of water (noun.object) |
| substance holonym | : | sand, |
| definition | : | a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral (noun.substance) |
8. any long thin projection that is transient (noun.shape)
| hypernym | : | projection, |
| definition | : | any solid convex shape that juts out from something (noun.shape) |
9. lick or explore with the tongue (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | lap, lick, |
| definition | : | pass the tongue over (verb.contact) |
10. articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments (verb.creation)
| hypernym | : | play, spiel, |
| definition | : | replay (as a melody) (verb.creation) |
| domain category | : | music, |
| definition | : | musical activity (singing or whistling etc.) (noun.act) |
| domain category | : | music, |
| definition | : | (music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds) (noun.cognition) |
11. metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | clap, |
| definition | : | strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise (verb.contact) |
12. a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity (noun.body)
| derivation | : | tongue, |
| definition | : | lick or explore with the tongue (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | tongue, |
| definition | : | articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | lingual, |
| definition | : | pertaining to or resembling or lying near the tongue (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | lingual, linguistic, |
| definition | : | consisting of or related to language (adj.pert) |
13. a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language (noun.communication)
| antonym | : | artificial language, |
| definition | : | a language that is deliberately created for a specific purpose (noun.communication) |
14. lick or explore with the tongue (verb.contact)
15. metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | clap, |
| definition | : | strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise (verb.contact) |
16. a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity (noun.body)
| derivation | : | tongue, |
| definition | : | lick or explore with the tongue (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | tongue, |
| definition | : | articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | lingual, |
| definition | : | pertaining to or resembling or lying near the tongue (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | lingual, linguistic, |
| definition | : | consisting of or related to language (adj.pert) |
17. a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language (noun.communication)
| antonym | : | artificial language, |
| definition | : | a language that is deliberately created for a specific purpose (noun.communication) |
18. lick or explore with the tongue (verb.contact)
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