tongue |
tongs |
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.
tongue |
langue |
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).
hippopotamus |
tongue |
As a proper noun hippopotamus
is .
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).
tongue |
head |
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 head is
, from residence near a hilltop or the head of a river, or a byname for someone with an odd-looking head.
tone |
tongue |
In lang=en terms the difference between tone and tongue
is that
tone is a whining style of speaking; a kind of mournful or artificial strain of voice; an affected speaking with a measured rhythm and a regular rise and fall of the voice while
tongue is to manipulate with the tongue, as in kissing or oral sex.
In obsolete terms the difference between tone and tongue
is that
tone is state of mind; temper; mood while
tongue is honourable discourse; eulogy.
As a pronoun tone
is the one (of two).
tongue |
tentacle |
As nouns the difference between tongue and tentacle
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
tentacle is an elongated, boneless, flexible organ or limb of some animals, such as the octopus and squid.
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).
tongue |
saltine |
As nouns the difference between tongue and saltine
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
saltine is (us) a thin, crisp, salted, white-colored cracker, a soda cracker; the most common of all us crackers; (british) soda biscuit.
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).
tongue |
stethoscope |
As nouns the difference between tongue and stethoscope
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
stethoscope is stethoscope (medical instrument).
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).
tongues |
tongue |
As nouns the difference between tongues and tongue
is that
tongues is plural of lang=en while
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 verbs the difference between tongues and tongue
is that
tongues is third-person singular of tongue while
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).
tongue |
sound |
As nouns the difference between tongue and sound
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
sound is a sensation perceived by the ear caused by the vibration of air or some other medium.
As verbs the difference between tongue and sound
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
sound is to produce a sound.
As an adjective sound is
healthy.
As an adverb sound is
soundly.
As an interjection sound is
yes; used to show agreement or understanding, generally without much enthusiasm.
As a proper noun Sound is
the strait that separates Zealand (an island of Denmark) from Scania (part of Sweden); also sometimes called by the Danish name, Øresund.
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