Tongue definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary TONGUE TONGUE-GR`AFTING TUNG'-GR`AFTING, n. A mode of grafting ... with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity [syn: tongue, lingua, glossa, clapper] 2: a human written or spoken language ... opposed to e.g. a computer language [syn: natural language, tongue] [ant: artificial language] 3: any long thin projection that is ... rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark" [syn: tongue, knife] 4: a manner of speaking; "he spoke with ...
Tongue-shaped definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary TONGUE-SHAPED TUNG'-SHAPED, a. In botany, a tongue-shaped leaf, is linear and fleshy, blunt at the end, convex underneath, and having usually a cartilaginous border. TONGUE-TIE'-TIE, v.t. [tongue and tie.] To deprive of speech or the power of ... WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: shaped like a tongue [syn: lingulate, tongue-shaped] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Tongue- ...
... See Like and Sleek.] 1. To pass or draw the tongue over the surface; as, a dog licks a wound. 2. To lap; to take in by the tongue; as, a dog or cat licks milk. 1 Kings 21 ... regularly lick [syn: salt lick, lick] 2: touching with the tongue; "the dog's laps were warm and wet" [syn: lick ... syn: cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash, lick] 2: pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand" [syn: lick, lap] 3 ... out, puzzle out, lick, work] 4: take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the ... 12th century transitive verb 1. a. (1) to draw the tongue over < lick a stamp > (2) to flicker over like ...
Tongue-tied definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary TONGUE-TIED TUNG'-TIED, a. Destitute of the power of distinct ... 1. Unable to speak freely, from whatever cause. Love and tongue-tied simplicity. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: unable to express yourself clearly or fluently; "felt tongue-tied with embarrassment"; "incoherent with grief" [syn: incoherent, tongue-tied] Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 1529 1. unable or ... disinclined to speak freely (as from shyness) 2. affected with tongue-tie Webster's 1913 Dictionary Tongue-tied Tongue"-tied`, ...
hound's-tongue definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: perennial shrub of North America having coarse tongue- shaped leaves and pale-blue to purple flowers [syn: hound's-tongue, Cynoglossum virginaticum] 2: biennial shrub of Europe and western Asia having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and dark reddish-purple flowers [syn: hound's-tongue, Cynoglossum officinale] Merriam Webster's noun Date: before 12th century ... genus Cynoglossum, especially C. officinale) of the borage family having tongue-shaped leaves and reddish flowers Webster's 1913 Dictionary ...
tongue-tie definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) v 1: deprive ... speech; "When he met his idol, the young man was tongue-tied" Merriam Webster's I. transitive verb Etymology: back-formation from tongue-tied Date: 1555 to deprive of speech or the power ... articulation II. noun Date: circa 1852 limited mobility of the tongue due to a short frenulum connecting its underside to the floor of the mouth Webster's 1913 Dictionary Tongue-tie Tongue"-tie`, n. (Med.) Impeded motion of the tongue because ...
... out of joint: see joint 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue As plain as the nose on your face; evidently to ... neighbour, has materially injured himself. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue A man who informs or turns king's evidence. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue To give evidence. To inform. His pall nosed and he ... he was hanged for burglary. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue To bully. Foolish Dictionary A prominent member of the face ...
Adders-tongue definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary ADDER'S-TONGUE, n. A plant whose seeds are produced on a spike resembling a serpent's tongue. Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1578 1. any of a ... ferns having a spore-bearing stalk resembling a serpent's tongue 2. dogtooth violet Webster's 1913 Dictionary Adder's-tongue Ad"der's-tongue`, n. (Bot.) (a) A genus of ferns (Ophioglossum), whose ...
... same word.] To take up liquor or food with the tongue; to feed or drink by licking. The dogs by the ... LAP, v.t. To take into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up; as, a cat laps milk. WordNet (r ... for insurance" [syn: lap, circle, circuit] 6: touching with the tongue; "the dog's laps were warm and wet" [syn: lick ... alongside of something or of one another 2: pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand" [syn: lick, lap] 3 ... syn: lap, swish, swosh, swoosh] 4: take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the ... verb 1. to take in food or drink with the tongue 2. a. to make a gentle intermittent splashing sound ...
tongue-lashing definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: rebuking a person harshly [syn: chiding, scolding, objurgation, tongue-lashing] Merriam Webster's noun see tongue-lash Collin's Cobuild Dictionary also tongue lashing(tongue-lashings) If someone gives you a tongue-lashing, they shout at you or criticize you in ...
mother tongue definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: one's ... and passed from one generation to the next [syn: mother tongue, maternal language, first language] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 14th ... the mother of a reigning sovereign; a queen mother. Mother tongue. (a) A language from which another language has had its ... origin. (b) The language of one's native land; native tongue. Mother water. See Mother liquor (above). Mother wit, natural or ... native wit or intelligence. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary also mother-tongue(mother tongues) Your mother tongue is the language that you learn from your parents ...