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(chiefly phonetics, phonology) The part of the tongue just behind the tip, used to make laminal consonants.
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Prepubescent castration.
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(anatomy) The portion of the front of the human body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen; the thorax. Also the analogous area in other animals.
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dog-headed; having the head of a dog or a head that resembles a dog's head.
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(rare) The removal of the tongue.
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(zoology) Synonym of eyestripe
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(uncountable) The intestines of an animal used to make strings of a tennis racket or violin, etc.
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A tongue-shaped implement.
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Alternative spelling of mouthpart [(usually in the plural) An appendage-like structure on the outside of an insect's or other arthropod's mouth, serving to manipulate and masticate food.]
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The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
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A measure of length equivalent to the breadth of the palm of an average human hand.
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Resembling or characteristic of a sensor.
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(informal) The ability to be enforced, or to be enforced to any useful effect.
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Obsolete spelling of tongue [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.]
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Any activity involving the tongue; tonguing.
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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.
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A schematic map of the human tongue, labelling which parts are (supposedly) receptive to different tastes.
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Alternative form of tongue-tie [(uncountable, medicine) Ankyloglossia, a congenital oral anomaly.]
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(uncountable, medicine) Ankyloglossia, a congenital oral anomaly.
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Of or pertaining to the tongue; lingual.
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Alternative form of tongue-tied [(pathology) Having tongue-tie or ankyloglossia (“a congenital oral anomaly in which the lingual frenulum (a membrane connecting the underside of the tongue to the floor of the mouth) is unusually short and thick, decreasing mobility of the tongue and affecting eating, speech, etc.”).]
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Obsolete form of tongue. [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.]
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Obsolete form of tongue. [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.]
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Obsolete form of tongue. [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.]
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Obsolete spelling of tongue [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.]
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Obsolete form of tongue. [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.]
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