The tongue is a muscular organ in the mouth of a typical tetrapod. It manipulates food for chewing and swallowing as part of the digestive process, and...

Tongue-in-cheek is an idiom that describes a humorous or sarcastic statement expressed in a serious manner. The phrase originally expressed contempt, but...

cataglottism or a tongue kiss, is an amorous kiss in which the participants' tongues extend to touch each other's lips or tongue. A kiss with the tongue stimulates...

Geographic tongue, also known by several other terms, is a condition of the mucous membrane of the tongue, usually on the dorsal surface. It is a common...

the tongue-eating louse, is a parasitic isopod of the family Cymothoidae. It enters a fish through the gills. The female attaches to the tongue, while...

Look up silver tongue or silver-tongued in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A "silver tongue" implies one with a tendency to be eloquent and persuasive...

Tongue and groove is a method of fitting similar objects together, edge to edge, used mainly with wood, in flooring, parquetry, panelling, and similar...

A first language (L1), native language, native tongue, or mother tongue is the first language a person has been exposed to from birth or within the critical...

Tonguing is a technique used with wind instruments to enunciate notes using the tongue on the palate or the reed or mouthpiece. A silent "tee" is made...

Tongue bifurcation, splitting or forking, is a type of body modification in which the tongue is cut centrally from its tip to as far back as the underside...