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Betongue
Betongue Be*tongue", v. t.
To attack with the tongue; to abuse; to insult.
Close-tongued
Close-tongued Close"-tongued`, a.
Closemouthed; silent. ``Close-tongued treason.' --Shak.
Double-tongue
Double-tongue Dou"ble-tongue`, n.
Deceit; duplicity.
Now cometh the sin of double-tongue, such as speak fair
before folk and wickedly behind. --Chaucer.
Double-tongued
Double-tongued Dou"ble-tongued`, a.
Making contrary declarations on the same subject; deceitful.
Likewise must the deacons be grave, not double-tongued.
--1 Tim. iii.
8.
Double-tonguing
Double-tonguing Dou"ble-tongu`ing, n. (Mus.)
A peculiar action of the tongue by flute players in
articulating staccato notes; also, the rapid repetition of
notes in cornet playing.
Earth-tongueEarth-tongue Earth"-tongue`, n. (Bot.)
A fungus of the genus Geoglossum. Free-tongued
Free-tongued Free"-tongued`, a.
Speaking without reserve. --Bp. Hall.
Goose tongue Goose grass. (Bot.)
(a) A plant of the genus Galium (G. Aparine), a
favorite food of geese; -- called also catchweed and
cleavers.
(b) A species of knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare).
(c) The annual spear grass (Poa annua).
Goose neck, anything, as a rod of iron or a pipe, curved
like the neck of a goose; specially (Naut.), an iron hook
connecting a spar with a mast.
Goose quill, a large feather or quill of a goose; also, a
pen made from it.
Goose skin. See Goose flesh, above.
Goose tongue (Bot.), a composite plant (Achillea
ptarmica), growing wild in the British islands.
Sea goose. (Zo["o]l.) See Phalarope.
Solan goose. (Zo["o]l.) See Gannet. Honey-tongued
Honey-tongued Hon"ey-tongued`, a.
Sweet speaking; persuasive; seductive. --Shak.
Long-tongue
Long-tongue Long"-tongue`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The wryneck.
Long-tongued
Long-tongued Long"-tongued`, a.
1. Having a long tongue.
2. Talkative; babbling; loquacious. --Shak.
Outtongue
Outtongue Out*tongue", v. t.
To silence by talk, clamor, or noise. [R.] --Shak.
OxtongueOxtongue Ox"tongue`, n. (Bot.)
A name given to several plants, from the shape and roughness
of their leaves; as, Anchusa officinalis, a kind of
bugloss, and Helminthia echioides, both European herbs. Pleasant-tongued
Pleasant-tongued Pleas"ant-tongued`, a.
Of pleasing speech.
Serpent-tongued
Serpent-tongued Ser"pent-tongued`, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Having a forked tongue, like a serpent.
Shrill-tongued
Shrill-tongued Shrill"-tongued`, a.
Having a shrill voice. ``When shrill-tongued Fulvia scolds.'
--Shak.
Smooth-tongued
Smooth-tongued Smooth"-tongued`, a.
Having a smooth tongue; plausible; flattering.
Split-tongued
Split-tongued Split"-tongued`, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Having a forked tongue, as that of snakes and some lizards.
To bite the tongueBite Bite, v. t. [imp. Bit; p. p. Bitten, Bit; p. pr. &
vb. n. Biting.] [OE. biten, AS. b[=i]tan; akin to D.
bijten, OS. b[=i]tan, OHG. b[=i]zan, G. beissen, Goth.
beitan, Icel. b[=i]ta, Sw. bita, Dan. bide, L. findere to
cleave, Skr. bhid to cleave. [root]87. Cf. Fissure.]
1. To seize with the teeth, so that they enter or nip the
thing seized; to lacerate, crush, or wound with the teeth;
as, to bite an apple; to bite a crust; the dog bit a man.
Such smiling rogues as these, Like rats, oft bite
the holy cords atwain. --Shak.
2. To puncture, abrade, or sting with an organ (of some
insects) used in taking food.
3. To cause sharp pain, or smarting, to; to hurt or injure,
in a literal or a figurative sense; as, pepper bites the
mouth. ``Frosts do bite the meads.' --Shak.
4. To cheat; to trick; to take in. [Colloq.] --Pope.
5. To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to; as, the
anchor bites the ground.
The last screw of the rack having been turned so
often that its purchase crumbled, . . . it turned
and turned with nothing to bite. --Dickens.
To bite the dust, To bite the ground, to fall in the
agonies of death; as, he made his enemy bite the dust.
To bite in (Etching), to corrode or eat into metallic
plates by means of an acid.
To bite the thumb at (any one), formerly a mark of
contempt, designed to provoke a quarrel; to defy. ``Do you
bite your thumb at us?' --Shak.
To bite the tongue, to keep silence. --Shak. To hold the tongue (b) A projection on the side, as of a board, which fits
into a groove.
(c) A point, or long, narrow strip of land, projecting
from the mainland into a sea or a lake.
(d) The pole of a vehicle; especially, the pole of an ox
cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked.
(e) The clapper of a bell.
(f) (Naut.) A short piece of rope spliced into the upper
part of standing backstays, etc.; also. the upper
main piece of a mast composed of several pieces.
(g) (Mus.) Same as Reed, n., 5.
To hold the tongue, to be silent.
Tongue bone (Anat.), the hyoid bone.
Tongue grafting. See under Grafting.
Syn: Language; speech; expression. See Language. Tongue
Tongue Tongue, v. i.
1. To talk; to prate. --Dryden.
2. (Mus.) To use the tongue in forming the notes, as in
playing the flute and some other wind instruments.
TongueTongue Tongue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tongued; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tonguing.]
1. To speak; to utter. ``Such stuff as madmen tongue.'
--Shak.
2. To chide; to scold.
How might she tongue me. --Shak.
3. (Mus.) To modulate or modify with the tongue, as notes, in
playing the flute and some other wind instruments.
4. To join means of a tongue and grove; as, to tongue boards
together. tongueRadula Rad"u*la, n.; pl. Radul[ae]. [L., a scraper, fr.
radere to scrape.] (Zo["o]l.)
The chitinous ribbon bearing the teeth of mollusks; -- called
also lingual ribbon, and tongue. See Odontophore. Tongue bone (b) A projection on the side, as of a board, which fits
into a groove.
(c) A point, or long, narrow strip of land, projecting
from the mainland into a sea or a lake.
(d) The pole of a vehicle; especially, the pole of an ox
cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked.
(e) The clapper of a bell.
(f) (Naut.) A short piece of rope spliced into the upper
part of standing backstays, etc.; also. the upper
main piece of a mast composed of several pieces.
(g) (Mus.) Same as Reed, n., 5.
To hold the tongue, to be silent.
Tongue bone (Anat.), the hyoid bone.
Tongue grafting. See under Grafting.
Syn: Language; speech; expression. See Language. Tongue grafting (b) A projection on the side, as of a board, which fits
into a groove.
(c) A point, or long, narrow strip of land, projecting
from the mainland into a sea or a lake.
(d) The pole of a vehicle; especially, the pole of an ox
cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked.
(e) The clapper of a bell.
(f) (Naut.) A short piece of rope spliced into the upper
part of standing backstays, etc.; also. the upper
main piece of a mast composed of several pieces.
(g) (Mus.) Same as Reed, n., 5.
To hold the tongue, to be silent.
Tongue bone (Anat.), the hyoid bone.
Tongue grafting. See under Grafting.
Syn: Language; speech; expression. See Language. Tonguebird
Tonguebird Tongue"bird`, n.
The wryneck. [Prov. Eng.]
Tongued
Tongued Tongued, a.
Having a tongue.
Tongued like the night crow. --Donne.
TonguedTongue Tongue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tongued; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tonguing.]
1. To speak; to utter. ``Such stuff as madmen tongue.'
--Shak.
2. To chide; to scold.
How might she tongue me. --Shak.
3. (Mus.) To modulate or modify with the tongue, as notes, in
playing the flute and some other wind instruments.
4. To join means of a tongue and grove; as, to tongue boards
together. TonguefishTonguefish Tongue"fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A flounder (Symphurus plagiusa) native of the southern
coast of the United States.
Meaning of TONGU from wikipedia
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Tongu District is one of the
eighteen districts in
Volta Region, Ghana.
Originally it was
formerly part of the then-larger and
original North Tongu District...
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Ghanaian professional football club and
academy based in Sogakope,
South Tongu District, Ghana,
which was
founded in 2008 and
closed in 2014. The club...
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district ****emblies:
South Tongu District (capital: Sogakope) and the
first North Tongu District (currently
known as
Central Tongu District; capital: Adidome)...
- Kyōko
Tongū (頓宮 恭子,
Tongū Kyōko, born
October 11, 1956), is a ****anese
voice actress from Okayama, ****an who
retired for a time in 1992, when her husband...
- Yuma
Tongu (頓宮 裕真,
Tongu Yuma, born
November 17, 1996 in Bizen,
Okayama Prefecture, ****an) is a ****anese
professional baseball player for the Orix Buffaloes...
- The
Tunguska event was a
large explosion of
between 3 and 50
megatons that
occurred near the
Podkamennaya Tunguska River in
Yeniseysk Governorate (now...
- election.
North Tongu is
located in the
North Tongu district of the
Volta Region of Ghana. The seat is
located within the
North Tongu District of the...
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Central Tongu District is one of the
eighteen districts in
Volta Region, Ghana.
Originally created as an
ordinary district ****embly on 10
March 1989 when...
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South Tongu District is one of the
eighteen districts in
Volta Region, Ghana.
Originally created as an
ordinary district ****embly on 10
March 1989, which...
- 1980) is a
Ghanaian politician who is a
Member of
Parliament for
North Tongu. He was a
deputy minister of
state under both John Atta
Mills and John Mahama...
