tongue

Definition

Examples

Doctors sometimes ask patients to stick out their tongue during an examination.

Synonyms

• languagea systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
• dialectthe usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people

Collocations

• Easy mother tongue
  to mother tongue, meaning to care for like a mother
• Medium slip of the tongue
  to slip of the tongue, meaning to move stealthily
• Hard sharp tongue in debate
  describing sharp tongue in debate (a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named)
• Very Hard hold one's tongue under duress
  to organize, conduct, or retain regarding one's tongue under duress