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Textual thesaurus for "tongue"

(noun) clapper

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


(noun) clapper, lingua, glossa

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


(noun) natural language

a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language


(noun) spit

a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea


(noun) knife

any long thin projection that is transient

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