tongue worm
pentastomid | wormlike arthropod having two pairs of hooks at the sides of the mouth, parasitic in nasal sinuses of mammals |
tonguefish
tongue-fish | left-eyed marine flatfish whose tail tapers to a point, of little commercial value |
| bull tongue | a heavy plow with a single wide blade, used chiefly in cotton fields |
clapper
tongue | metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side |
egg-and-dart
egg-and-anchor
egg-and-tongue | a decorative molding, a series of egg-shaped figures alternating with another shape |
| tongue | the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot |
| tongue and groove joint | a mortise joint made by fitting a projection on the edge of one board into a matching groove on another board |
| tongue depressor | a thin depressor used to press the tongue down during an examination of the mouth and throat |
tube
tube-shaped structure | (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure |
tongue
lingua
glossa
clapper | a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity |
normal curve
bell-shaped curve
Gaussian curve
Gaussian shape | a symmetrical curve representing the normal distribution |
chiding
scolding
objurgation
tongue-lashingcd | rebuking a person harshly |
| slip of the tongue | an accidental and usually trivial mistake in speaking |
natural language
tongue | a human written or spoken language used by a community, opposed to e.g. a computer language |
mother tongue
maternal language
first language | one's native language, the language learned by children and passed from one generation to the next |
| tongue | a manner of speaking, he spoke with a thick tongue, she has a glib tongue |
| sharp tongue | a bitter or critical manner of speaking |
| tongue twister | an expression that is difficult to articulate clearly, `rubber baby buggy bumper' is a tongue twister |
| tongue | the tongue of certain animals used as meat |
| beef tongue | the tongue of a cow eaten as meat |
| calf's tongue | the tongue of a calf eaten as meat |
spit
tongue | a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea |
mushroom
mushroom cloud
mushroom-shaped cloud | a large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a mushroom and rising into the sky after an explosion (especially of a nuclear bomb) |
devil's tongue
snake palm
umbrella arum
Amorphophallus rivieri | foul-smelling somewhat fleshy tropical plant of southeastern Asia cultivated for its edible corms or in the greenhouse for its large leaves and showy dark red spathe surrounding a large spadix |
dumb cane
mother-in-law plant
mother-in-law's tongue Dieffenbachia sequine | an evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves, contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name |
tongueflower
tongue-flower | orchid having blue to purple flowers with tongue-shaped or strap-shaped protuberances (calli) at the lip base |
yellow adder's tongue
trout lily
amberbell
Erythronium americanum | eastern North American dogtooth having solitary yellow flowers marked with brown or purple and spotted interiors |
mother-in-law's tongue snake plant
Sansevieria trifasciata | stemless plant having narrow rigid leaves often cultivated as a houseplant |
| hound's-tongue Cynoglossum officinale | biennial shrub of Europe and western Asia having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and dark reddish-purple flowers |
| hound's-tongue Cynoglossum virginaticum | perennial shrub of North America having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and pale-blue to purple flowers |
painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata | Chilean herb having velvety funnel-shaped yellowish or violet flowers with long tonguelike styles at the corolla throat |
adder's tongue
adder's tongue fern | ferns with fertile spikes shaped like a snake's tongue |
Gyromitra infula
saddled-shaped false morel | a poisonous fungus, saddle-shaped and dull yellow to brown fertile part is relatively even |
Florida strap fern
cow-tongue fern
hart's-tongue fern | common epiphytic or sometimes terrestrial fern having pale yellow-green strap-shaped leaves, Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Uruguay |
felt fern
tongue fern
Pyrrosia lingua
Cyclophorus lingua | east Asian fern having fronds shaped like tongues, sometimes placed in genus Cyclophorus |
hart's-tongue
hart's-tongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium
Phyllitis scolopendrium | Eurasian fern with simple lanceolate fronds |
hart's-tongue hart's-tongue fern Olfersia cervina
Polybotrya cervina
Polybotria cervina | tropical American terrestrial fern with leathery lanceolate fronds, sometimes placed in genus Polybotrya |
earthtongue
earth-tongue | any club-shaped fungus of the genus Geoglossum |
tongue
knife | any long thin projection that is transient, tongues of flame licked at the walls, rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark |
hairy tongue
furry tongue
black tongue | a benign side effect of some antibiotics, dark overgrowth of the papillae of the tongue |
tongue tie
ankyloglossia | a congenital anomaly in which the mucous membrane under the tongue is too short limiting the mobility of the tongue |
express
verbalize verbalise utter give tongue to | articulate, either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise, She expressed her anger, He uttered a curse |
| tongue | lick or explore with the tongue |
double tongue
triple-tongue | play fast notes on a wind instrument |
| tongue | articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments |
| tongue-tie | deprive of speech, When he met his idol, the young man was tongue-tied |
incoherent
tongue-tied | unable to express yourself clearly or fluently, felt tongue-tied with embarrassment, incoherent with grief |
| tail-shaped | shaped like the tail of an animal |
| boat-shaped | having a concave shape like a boat |
| bowl-shaped | having a concave shape with an open top like a bowl |