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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-tongue
Earth-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.
Hart-tongue
Hart-tongue Hart"-tongue`, n. (Bot.) (a) A common British fern (Scolopendrium vulgare), rare in America. (b) A West Indian fern, the Polypodium Phyllitidis of Linn[ae]us. It is also found in Florida.
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.
Oxtongue
Oxtongue 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 tongue
Bite 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.
Tongue
Tongue 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.
tongue
Radula 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.
Tongued
Tongue 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.
Tonguefish
Tonguefish 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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