tongue

As nouns the difference between tongue and vernacular

is that tongue is the flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech while vernacular is the language of a people or a national language.

As a verb tongue

is (music|ambitransitive) on a wind instrument, to articulate a note by starting the air with a tap of the tongue, as though by speaking a 'd' or 't' sound (alveolar plosive).

As an adjective vernacular is

of or pertaining to everyday language.

As a noun tongue

is the flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech.

As a verb tongue

is (music|ambitransitive) on a wind instrument, to articulate a note by starting the air with a tap of the tongue, as though by speaking a 'd' or 't' sound (alveolar plosive).

As an adjective undefined is

lacking a definition or value.

Tongue is a related term of discourse.

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between tongue and discourse

is that tongue is (obsolete) to chide; to scold while discourse is (obsolete) dealing; transaction.

As nouns the difference between tongue and discourse

is that tongue is the flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech while discourse is (uncountable|archaic) verbal exchange, conversation.

As verbs the difference between tongue and discourse

is that tongue is (music|ambitransitive) on a wind instrument, to articulate a note by starting the air with a tap of the tongue, as though by speaking a 'd' or 't' sound (alveolar plosive) while discourse is to engage in discussion or conversation; to converse.

Tongue is a related term of dialect.

As nouns the difference between tongue and dialect

is that tongue is the flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech while dialect is (linguistics) a variety of a language (specifically, often a spoken variety) that is characteristic of a particular area, community or group, often with relatively minor differences in vocabulary, style, spelling and pronunciation.

As a verb tongue

is (music|ambitransitive) on a wind instrument, to articulate a note by starting the air with a tap of the tongue, as though by speaking a 'd' or 't' sound (alveolar plosive).

As a noun tongue

is the flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech.

As a verb tongue

is (music|ambitransitive) on a wind instrument, to articulate a note by starting the air with a tap of the tongue, as though by speaking a 'd' or 't' sound (alveolar plosive).

As a proper noun say is

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As nouns the difference between tongue and tongs

is that tongue is the flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech while tongs is (plural of lang=enCategory:English plurals) An instrument or tool used for picking things up without touching them with the hands or fingers, consisting of two slats or grips hinged at the end or in the middle, and sometimes including a spring to open the grips.

As verbs the difference between tongue and tongs

is that tongue is on a wind instrument, to articulate a note by starting the air with a tap of the tongue, as though by speaking a 'd' or 't' sound (alveolar plosive) while tongs is third-person singular of tong.

As nouns the difference between tongue and langue

is that tongue is the flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech while langue is language as a system rather than language in use, including the formal rules, structures, and limitations of language.

As a verb tongue

is on a wind instrument, to articulate a note by starting the air with a tap of the tongue, as though by speaking a 'd' or 't' sound (alveolar plosive).

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As a noun tongue is

the flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech.

As a verb tongue is

(music|ambitransitive) on a wind instrument, to articulate a note by starting the air with a tap of the tongue, as though by speaking a 'd' or 't' sound (alveolar plosive).