Synonym: language, speech, talk. Similar words: mother tongue, harangue, on guard, tongs, cotton gin, argue, vogue, vague. Meaning: [tʌŋ] n. 1. a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity 2. a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language 3. any long thin projection that is transient 4. a manner of speaking 5. a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea 6. the tongue of certain animals used as meat 7. the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot 8. metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side. v. 1. articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments 2. lick or explore with the tongue.
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241. A man's tongue is his sward. He who stirs another's porridge often burn his own.
242. Including your mother tongue and your second foreign language tool.
243. It's a must for all those whose mother tongue is not English.
244. Madame de Stael a French writer of the Napoleonic period , was renowned for her cutting tongue.
245. An infected mucous membrane, especially of the tongue, nose and larynx, commonly becomes ulcerated.
246. Australian authorities also encourage immigrants to use their mother tongue.
247. The sweet taste of sucrose can be felt only by the tongue.