Word Cadet

tongue

Letters that make tongue

o, e, g, n, t, u are letters that make 'tongue'

Words within tongue

ton, ng, on, GU, NGU are words within 'tongue'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of tongue

tongues, tongued are words created by adding a letter to 'tongue'

tongue is a 6 letter word ending with e
tongue is a 6 letter word starting with t

10 possible definitions for 'tongue'

Tongue as "the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot"

Under this definition, tongue is a noun and has the following properties:

tongue as a type

'tongue' can be a type of flap.

tongue as a part

'tongue' can be a part of shoe, boot.

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

Under this definition, tongue is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

clapper has the same meaning as tongue

tongue as a type

'tongue' can be a type of striker.

tongue as a part

'tongue' can be a part of bell.

Derivatives of tongue

clap is a derivative of tongue.

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

Under this definition, tongue is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

lingua, glossa, clapper have the same meaning as 'tongue'

tongue as a type

'tongue' can be a type of organ, articulator.

tongue as a part

'tongue' can be a part of mouth, oral fissure, pharynx, oral cavity, rima oris, throat.

Parts of tongue

tastebud, taste bud, gustatory organ are parts of 'tongue'.

Derivatives of tongue

tongue, lingual, linguistic are derivatives of 'tongue'.

Tongue as "a manner of speaking"

Under this definition, tongue is a noun and has the following properties:

tongue as a type

'tongue' can be a type of speech, manner of speaking, delivery.

Types of tongue

sharp tongue is a type of tongue.

Example of tongue used within this context

"he spoke with a thick tongue", "she has a glib tongue"

Tongue as "the tongue of certain animals used as meat"

Under this definition, tongue is a noun and has the following properties:

tongue as a type

'tongue' can be a type of variety meat, organs.

Types of tongue

beef tongue, calf's tongue are types of 'tongue'.

Tongue as "a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea"

Under this definition, tongue is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

spit has the same meaning as tongue

tongue as a type

'tongue' can be a type of ness, cape.

Substances of tongue

sand is a substance of tongue.

Tongue as "any long thin projection that is transient"

Under this definition, tongue is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

knife has the same meaning as tongue

tongue as a type

'tongue' can be a type of projection.

Example of tongue used within this context

"tongues of flame licked at the walls", "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark"

Tongue as "lick or explore with the tongue"

Under this definition, tongue is a verb and has the following properties:

tongue as a type

'tongue' can be a type of lick, lap.

Derivatives of tongue

tongue, lingua, glossa, clapper are derivatives of 'tongue'.

Tongue as "articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments"

Under this definition, tongue is a verb and has the following properties:

tongue as a type

'tongue' can be a type of spiel, play.

Types of tongue

triple-tongue, double tongue are types of 'tongue'.

tongue as a category

'tongue' can be a category of music, music.

Derivatives of tongue

tongue, lingua, glossa, clapper are derivatives of 'tongue'.

Tongue as "a human written or spoken language used by a community, opposed to e.g. a computer language"

Under this definition, tongue is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

natural language has the same meaning as tongue

Antonyms

artificial language has the opposite meaning of tongue

tongue as a type

'tongue' can be a type of language, linguistic communication.

Types of tongue

Papuan, Indian, Amerind, Indo-European, Kassite, mother tongue, Eskimo-Aleut language, Sino-Tibetan, Austro-Asiatic, Austro-Asiatic language, Khoisan, Dravidian language, Chukchi language, Niger-Kordofanian, Caucasian, Hmong, Austronesian, maternal language, first language, tone language, tonal language, creole, Amerindian language, American-Indian language, American Indian, Eskimo-Aleut, Chukchi, Sino-Tibetan language, Munda-Mon-Khmer, Hmong language, Miao, Austronesian language, Papuan language, Khoisan language, Indo-European language, Indo-Hittite, Ural-Altaic, Basque, Elamitic, Elamite, Susian, Cassite, Caucasian language, Dravidian, Dravidic, Afroasiatic, Afro-Asiatic, Afroasiatic language, Afrasian, Afrasian language, Hamito-Semitic, Niger-Kordofanian language, Nilo-Saharan, Nilo-Saharan language are types of 'tongue'.