nnoun.bodya mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavitySynset:clapper glossa lingua
Derivationally Related Form:lingualtongue
Part Holonyms:mouth oral cavity oral fissure rima oris pharynx throat
Hypernyms:articulator organ
Inherited Hypernyms:tonguearticulatorspeech organorganbody partpartthingphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:tongueorganbody partpartthingphysical entityentity
Part Meronyms:gustatory organ taste bud tastebud
nnoun.communicationa human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer languageSynset:natural language
Antonyms:artificial language
Hypernyms:language linguistic communication
Inherited Hypernyms:natural languagelanguagecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:AfrasianAfrasian languageAfro-AsiaticAfroasiaticAfroasiatic languageAmerican-Indian languageAmerican IndianAmerindAmerindian languageAustro-AsiaticAustro-Asiatic languageAustronesianAustronesian languageBasqueCassiteCaucasianCaucasian languageChukchiChukchi languageDravidianDravidian languageDravidicElamiteElamiticEskimo-AleutEskimo-Aleut languageHamito-SemiticHmongHmong languageIndianIndo-EuropeanIndo-European languageIndo-HittiteKassiteKhoisanKhoisan languageMiaoMunda-Mon-KhmerNiger-KordofanianNiger-Kordofanian languageNilo-SaharanNilo-Saharan languagePapuanPapuan languageSino-TibetanSino-Tibetan languageSusianUral-Altaiccreolefirst languagematernal languagemother tonguetonal languagetone language
Full Hyponyms:abkhazianabnakiachomawiaeolicafrican american vernacular englishafrikaansafroasiaticakanakkadianakwa'alaalabamaalbanianaleutalgonkianalgonquianaltaicamerican englishamerindamharicanatolianancient greekangasangliananglo-frenchapachearabicaramaicarapahoarawakarcadicarikaraarmenianassameseassyrian akkadianassyrian neo-aramaicatakapaathapaskanatsugewiatticaustralianaustro-asiaticaustronesianavestanazerbaijaniaztecanbadagabadebaibalinesebalochibalticbaltic-finnicbalto-slavicbantubasquebatabelarusianbengaliberberbiblical aramaicbiharibiloxibiu-mandarablackfootbodo-garobokmalbolebouyeibrahuibretonbrythonicbulgarianburaburmesecaddocahitacakchiquelcanaanitecanaaniticcanadian frenchcaribcastiliancatalancatawbacaucasiancayugacebuancelticcentral dravidianchadchagataichari-nilechechenchemakuanchemakumcheremischerokeecheyennechichewachickasawchimarikochimwinichinesechinookanchipewyanchiricahua apachechishonachiwerechoctawchukchichuvashcircassianclassical latincochimicockneycocopacomanchecontour languagecopehancopticcornishcostanoancreecreolecrowcushiticczechdabadakotadangladanishdarddaridelawaredhegihadieguenodinkadoricdravidiandutchdyirbaleast chadiceast germaniceast midlandegyptianelamiticenetsenglisheskimoeskimo-aleutesselenestonianewefangfaroesefennicfijianfinnishfinno-ugricflemishformosanfoxfrenchfrisianfriulianfulagadabagaelicgaliciangathicgeordiegeorgiangermangermanicgheggidargikuyugiriamagondigothicgreekguaranigujaratigurhaidahaitian creolehakkahamitichanihausahavasupaihawaiianhebrewhererohidatsahigihimalayishhindihindustanihitchitihittitehmonghokanhopihungarianhunkpapahupaicelandicillinoisillyrianindicindo-europeanindo-iranianindonesianingrianiowairanianirishiroquoianirulaitalianitalicjapanesejavanesejinghpojudeo-spanishkachinkadaikafirikalapooiankam-suikamarupankambakamiakannadakansakarakalpakkareliankarenkarokkashmirikassitekatharevusakazakkekchikentishkerakhalkhakhamtikhantykhmerkhoikhoinkhoisankhowarkhuenkichagakickapookiliwaking's englishkinyarwandakiowakirghizkiswahilikoasatikoinekolamikomikongokordofaniankoreankotakotokokucheankuikukikulanapankurdishkuruxkusankuvikwakwakiutlladinlahulallanslangue d'oclangue d'oillaolapplappiclate greeklate latinlatinlatvianlisulithuanianlivonianlolololo-burmeseloloishlow germanlow latinlubaludianlugandaluoluwianluyialycianlydianmacedonianmagadhanmalaymalayalammalayo-polynesianmalaysianmalecitemaltesemaltomammanchumandamandaeanmandaramandarinmandemansimanxmaorimaracomarathimaricopamariposanmasamasaimashimassachusetmatakammattolemayamedieval greekmedieval latinmenominimexican spanishmicmacmiddle englishmiddle high germanmiddle irishmiddle low germanmikir-meitheiminmirimissourimodern englishmodern greekmodern hebrewmohavemohawkmohicanmokulumonmon-khmermongolianmoquelumnanmordvamosanmother tonguemundamusgumuskhogeanmuskogeemwerana-denenaganahuatlnaikinancerenanticokenavahondebelenenetsneo-latinnepalinewarinez percenganasannguniniger-congoniger-kordofaniannilo-saharanniloticnootkanorman-frenchnorth dravidiannorthernnorwegiannungnyamwezinynorskoceanicofooglalaojibwaold church slavonicold englishold frenchold frisianold high germanold icelandicold irishold italianold latinold norseold prussianold saxonollariomahaomoticoneidaonondagaoriyaosageoscanosco-umbrianosseteotooxford englishpahlavipaiutepaiwanicpalaicpalipamlicopapuanparjiparthianpashtopatwinpawneepengopennsylvania dutchpenutianpermicpersianphilippinephoenicianphrygianpimapokomopolishpomoponcaportuguesepotawatomipowhatanprakritproto-indo europeanproto-norseprovencalpujunanpunicpunjabiqiangquapawquechuaquichequorateanreceived pronunciationred tairegister languagerhaeto-romanceriksmalromaicromanceromanianromanshromanyronrussianryukyuansabelliansaeksaharansalishsamoyedicsan carlos apachesangosanskritsanteesardiniansavarascandinavianscottishscottish gaelicscythianselkupseminolesemiticsenecaserbo-croatserersesothoshahaptianshastashastanshawneeshinashonashoshoneshoshoneansindhisinhalesesiniticsino-tibetansiouanskagitslavicslovakslovenesokorosomalisomraisonghaisorbiansothosouth-central dravidiansouth dravidiansouthern taisouthwesternspanishsukursundaneseswahiliswaziswedishtagalogtahitiantaitai damtai longtai luetai nueatai yuantajikitakilmantamiltanoantatahumaratatartaytayalicteluguterathaithothracianthraco-phrygiantibetantibeto-burmantlingittochariantodatone languagetongatongantosktsimshiantsouictswanatuaregtulutungustungusictupitupi-guaraniturfanturkiturkishturkmentuscantuscaroratuteloubykhudmurtugariticugricuighurukrainianumbrianumbunduural-altaicuralicurduuteuto-aztecanuzbekvepsvietnamesevolgaicvulgar latinwakashanwalapaiwalbiriwalloonwarjiwelshwest africanwest chadicwest germanicwest midlandwest saxonwestern malayo-polynesianwhite taiwichitawinnebagowintunwolofwuxhosayahiyakutyanayananyavapaiyayyiddishyorubayucatecyueyumayumanzaarzapoteczhuangzulu
nnoun.shapeany long thin projection that is transientSynset:knife
Examples:- tongues of flame licked at the walls
- rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark
Hypernyms:projection
Inherited Hypernyms:tongueprojectionconvex shapesolidshapeattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationa manner of speakingExamples:- he spoke with a thick tongue
- she has a glib tongue
Hypernyms:delivery manner of speaking speech
Inherited Hypernyms:tonguemanner of speakingexpressive stylecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:sharp tongue
Full Hyponyms:sharp tongue
nnoun.objecta narrow strip of land that juts out into the seaSynset:spit
Hypernyms:cape ness
Inherited Hypernyms:spitcapelandobjectphysical entityentity
Substance Meronyms:sand
nnoun.foodthe tongue of certain animals used as meatHypernyms:organs variety meat
Inherited Hypernyms:tonguevariety meatmeatfoodsolidmatterphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:beef tonguecalf's tongue
Full Hyponyms:beef tonguecalf's tongue
nnoun.artifactthe flap of material under the laces of a shoe or bootPart Holonyms:boot shoe
Hypernyms:flap
Inherited Hypernyms:tongueflapcoveringartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifactmetal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the sideSynset:clapper
Derivationally Related Form:clap
Part Holonyms:bell
Hypernyms:striker
Inherited Hypernyms:clapperstrikermechanical devicemechanismdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.creationarticulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instrumentsTopic:musicmusic
Derivationally Related Form:tongue
Hypernyms:play spiel
Inherited Hypernyms:tongueplayre-createmake
Direct Hyponyms:double tonguetriple-tongue
Full Troponyms:double tongue
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s
vverb.contactlick or explore with the tongueDerivationally Related Form:tongue
Hypernyms:lap lick
Inherited Hypernyms:tonguelickstroketouch
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody