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tongue and groove siding

(Geometri) Dil baskısı

(İnşaat) lamba kinişli ahşap kaplama

tongue and groove siding

lamba kirişli ahşap kaplama

tongue single rip method

(Tıp) abeyslang

tongue diseases

(Tıp) dil hastalıkları

tongue joint

(Marangozluk) zıvanalı geçme

tongue of beef

(Gıda) sığır dili

(Tekstil) dil tek yırtmalı yöntemi

tongue slip

(Dilbilim) dil sürçmesi

Favori tekerlemen nedir? - What's your favorite tongue twister?

tongue-and-groove joint

(Tıp, İlaç) Bademcik spatulası: Boğaz muayenesi sırasında bademcikler ve farinksi daha rahat gözlemleyebilmek için, dilin arka tarafına bastırılmasını sağlayan, genellikle tahtadan yapılmış materyal

Don't use a tongue blade to avoid stimulating a gag.

tongue-and-groove pliers

(Araçlar) Papağan pense

tongue and groove

erkek ve dişi geçme parçaları

tıb. dil basacağı, abeyslang

tongue in cheek

alaylı

tongue in cheek

{k} bıyık altından gülerek

söylenmesi dile zor gelen uzun sözcük/cümle

on the tip of my tongue

söylemesi zor sözcük

tongue width

(Askeri) (PALM) DİL (AYA) GENİŞLİĞİ: Bir kutup çarığının (terminal lug) düz genişlik ölçüsü. Dil veya aya, kutup çarığının, tespit edileceği saplamaya uygun çapta deliği bulunan kısımdır

bite one's tongue

(deyim) dilini tutmak

cat got your tongue?

(deyim) neden konuşmuyorsun?

cat got your tongue?

(deyim) dilini mi yuttun?

oily tongue

Tatlı dil

(deyim) dilimin ucunda

put out one's tongue

bite one's tongue off

söylediğine pişman olmak

bridle one's tongue

have on the tip of one's tongue

dilinin ucunda olmak

sesini kesmek

çenesini kapatmak

Onların ana dili Fransızca. - French is their mother tongue.

Fransızca, onun ana dilidir. - French is her mother tongue.

on the tip of one's tongue

anadili

Kendi anadilini bile doğru düzgün kullanamayan insanları görmek çok üzücü. - It is rather sad to see people who can't even use their mother tongue correctly.

Senin anadilin Çince mi? - Is your mother tongue Chinese?

dilinin ucunda

slip of the tongue

dil sürçmesi

Bu bir dil sürçmesiydi. - It was a slip of the tongue.

strawberry tongue

Forgive us if we have made any slips of the tongue

her ne kadar sürç-i lisan eylediysek affola

be on the tip of one´s tongue

k. dili dilinin ucunda olmak: İt was on the tıp of my tongue. Dilimin ucundaydı

bite your tongue

Dilini ısırmak

blue tongue disease

(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) Mavi dil hastalığı

get a tongue lashing

Bir dil bağlama olsun

glacier tongue

buzul dili

have a ready tongue

hazır bir dil var

have it on the tip of one's tongue

(deyim) Bir şey dilinin ucunda olmak; neredeyse hatırlıyor ama o an söyleyemiyor olmak

have on the tip of one's tongue

(sth) dilinin ucunda olmak

have something on the tip of one's tongue

(deyim) Bir şey dilinin ucunda olmak; neredeyse hatırlıyor ama o an söyleyemiyor olmak

have too much tongue

Çok fazla konuşmak

his tongue is well hung

onun dilini iyi askıda olduğunu

hold one´s peace/tongue

dilini tutmak, konuşmamak

honey tongue

bal dil

keep a civil tongue in one's head

terbiyeli konuşmak

keep a civil tongue in one´s head

k. dili terbiyeli bir şekilde konuşmak: İ´ll thank you to keep a cıvıl tongue in your head! Terbiyeni takın!

on the tip of my tongue

Ana dil

Fransızca, onun ana dilidir. - French is her mother tongue.

İtalyanca benim ana dilimdir. - Italian is my mother tongue.

oil so.'s tongue

yağı çok. 'dil s

Dilimin ucunda. "Her name iş on the tıp of my tongue. İt begins with K."

on the tip of one's tongue

Dilinin ucunda. "Her name iş on the tıp of my tongue. İt begins with K."

put out so.'s tongue

söndürüldü öyle. 'dil s

silver tongue

gümüş dil

slip of the tongue

dil sürçmesi, sürçü lisan

(deyim) Bkz. "on the tıp of my tounge"

trip off the tongue

telaffuzu kolay

watch your tongue

(deyim) Sözlerine dikkat et!

wooden tongue

(Tıp, İlaç) Aktinomikozun etkilediği dil

{s} zıvanalı

{s} geçmeli

English - English

Definition of tongue in English English dictionary

Any large or long physical protrusion on an automotive, a machine part or any other part that fits into a long groove on another part

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)

to kiss involving the touching of both tongues, and/or licking

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

A language

He was speaking in his native tongue.

In a shoe, the flap of material that goes between the laces and the foot, so called because it resembles a tongue in the mouth

{v} to chide, scold, rate, talk, prate

Catherine

an organ situated in the floor of the mouth of most vertebrates and connected with the hyoid arch

The tongue of a shoe or boot is the piece of leather which is underneath the laces

If you hold your tongue, you do not say anything even though you might want to or be expected to, because it is the wrong time to say it. Douglas held his tongue, preferring not to speak out on a politically sensitive issue

The smooth "v" of fast water found at the head of rapids

The part of the trailer which extends forward from the trailer box and includes the coupler

The pivoted part of a jack which carries the plectrum

A tongue of something such as fire or land is a long thin piece of it. A yellow tongue of flame shot upwards

A short piece of rope spliced into the upper part of standing backstays, etc

The large muscle on the floor of the mouth that manipulates food for chewing and swallowing It is the main organ of taste, and assists in forming speech sounds

A projection, or slender appendage or fixture; as, the tongue of a buckle, or of a balance

to bite your tongue: see bite. Muscular organ on the floor of the mouth. It is important in motions of eating, drinking, and swallowing, and its complex movements shape the sounds of speech. Its top surface consists of thousands of raised projections (papillae). The receptors of taste (taste buds) are embedded in the papillae and are sensitive to four basic flavours: sweet, salty, sour, and bitter. More specific flavours are influenced by the sense of smell. The tongue's appearance (e.g., coated or red) can give clues to disease elsewhere. Disorders of the tongue include cancer (often caused by smokeless tobacco), leukoplakia (white patches), fungal infection, and congenital disorders. Different animals use the tongue to serve varied functions; for example, frogs have an elongated tongue adapted to capturing prey, the snake's tongue collects and transfers odours to a specialized sensory structure to help locate prey, and cats use their tongues for grooming and cleaning

articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments

metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side

A point, or long, narrow strip of land, projecting from the mainland into a sea or a lake

To use the tongue in forming the notes, as in playing the flute and some other wind instruments

Honorable discourse; eulogy

a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea

To modulate or modify with the tongue, as notes, in playing the flute and some other wind instruments

lick or explore with the tongue

Your tongue is the soft movable part inside your mouth which you use for tasting, eating, and speaking. I walked over to the mirror and stuck my tongue out She ran her tongue around her lips

The pole of a vehicle; especially, the pole of an ox cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked

{i} flexible muscular organ in the bottom of the mouth (used for tasting, swallowing and human speech); animal's tongue that is used for food; language or dialect; tongue-shaped object

To talk; to prate

a manner of speaking; "he spoke with a thick tongue"; "she has a glib tongue"

The lingua of an insect

The power of articulate utterance; speech

Any small sole

If you describe something you said as a slip of the tongue, you mean that you said it by mistake. At one stage he referred to Anna as John's fiancée, but later said that was a slip of the tongue

A language; the whole sum of words used by a particular nation; as, the English tongue

A variety of meat, rarely served because it clearly crosses the line between a cut of beef and a piece of dead cow

Same as Reed, n

To speak; to utter

Discourse; fluency of speech or expression

large muscle on the floor of the mouth that manipulates food for chewing and swallowing It is the main organ of taste, and assists in forming speech sounds

You can use tongue to refer to the kind of things that a person says. She had a nasty tongue, but I liked her

The clapper of a bell

G1100 glossa, gloce'-sah; of uncert affin ; the tongue; by impl a language (spec one naturally unacquired): --tongue

The proboscis of a moth or a butterfly

the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity a manner of speaking; "he spoke with a thick tongue"; "she has a glib tongue"

large muscle on the floor of the mouth that manipulates food for chewing and swallowing; the main organ of taste, and assists in forming speech sounds

lick or explore with the tongue articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments

A projection on the side, as of a board, which fits into a groove

A tongue-in-cheek remark or attitude is not serious, although it may seem to be. a lighthearted, tongue-in-cheek approach

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

Speech; words or declarations only; opposed to thoughts or actions

A tongue is a language. The French feel passionately about their native tongue. see also mother tongue = language

A people having a distinct language

the upper main piece of a mast composed of several pieces

any long thin projection that is transient; "tongues of flame licked at the walls"; "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark"

A long narrow strip of land, projecting into a body of water

To join means of a tongue and grove; as, to tongue boards together

also

the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot

Tongue is the cooked tongue of an ox or sheep. It is usually eaten cold

To chide; to scold

a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e g a computer language

The lingual ribbon, or odontophore, of a mollusk

That which is considered as resembing an animal's tongue, in position or form

the tongue of certain animals used as meat any long thin projection that is transient; "tongues of flame licked at the walls"; "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark"

the tongue of certain animals used as meat

tonge

tong

It is on the tip of my tongue. - It's on the tip of my tongue.

You can use a tongue cleaner to clean your tongue. - You can use a tongue scraper to clean your tongue.

tongue and groove

A joint, in flooring or panelling, made by fitting a ridge (tongue) along the edge of one board into a corresponding slot (groove) on another

tongue clacker

One who talks a lot with little meaning; also rendered tongue-clacker

tongue clackers

plural form of tongue clacker

tongue clacking

The act of talking incessantly with little or no meaning

Any device used to depress the tongue

plural form of tongue depressor

A long, narrow, smooth piece of wood designed to depress the tongue, to allow for examination of the rear of the oral cavity

tongue depressors

tongue kiss

To engage in tongue kisses

tongue kiss

A kiss in which contact occurs between the tongues of the kissers

tongue kisses

plural form of tongue kiss

tongue map

A schematic map of the human tongue, labelling which parts are (supposedly) receptive to different tastes

tongue ring

A ring that is pierced through one's tongue

tongue rings

plural form of tongue ring

Employing tongue and groove joints

tongue-boring

In the past, a punishment whereby a hole or bore was made onto someone's tongue

tongue-clacker

Alternative spelling of tongue clacker

not intended seriously; jocular or humorous

He gave a tongue-in-cheek explanation of why the sky was blue, offering a theory about some primordial discount on light blue paint.

tongue-in-chic

Mistaken form of tongue-in-cheek

tongue-in-chic

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tongue-lash

To scold, to chew out

tongue-lashing

Alternative spelling of tongue lashing

unable to speak; at a loss for words

If you have never practiced at interviewing for a job, you are likely to have a few tongue-tied moments during your first interview.

tongue-twister

A phrase that is deliberately designed to be difficult to say correctly, usually because of varying combinations of similar phonemes

“Red lorry, yellow lorry” and “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers” are well-known tongue-twisters.

tongue in cheek

mockingly, tauntingly

see tongue. a tongue-in-cheek remark is said as a joke, not seriously

in a bantering fashion; "he spoke to her banteringly"

not seriously; "I meant it facetiously"

cleverly amusing in tone; "a bantering tone"; "facetious remarks"; "tongue-in-cheek advice"

tongue or more correctly tung

A tool used in medical practice to depress the tongue to allow for examination of the mouth and throat

{n} an organ of speech, language, point, what projects out

tongue-and-groove pliers

Tongue-and-groove pliers, also known as water pump pliers, adjustable pliers, groove-joint pliers,Multi-Grips, and Channellocks, are a type of slip-joint pliers. They have serrated jaws generally set 45– to 60-degrees from the handles. The lower jaw can be moved to a number of positions by sliding along a tracking section under the upper jaw. An advantage of this design is that the pliers can adjust to a number of sizes without the distance in the handle growing wider. These pliers often have long handles for increased leverage

tongue and groove

A joint made by fitting a tongue on the edge of a board into a matching groove on another board. tongue and groove boards fit together by pushing a piece that sticks out along the edge of one board into a hollow area along the edge of another board

tongue and groove joint

a mortise joint made by fitting a projection on the edge of one board into a matching groove on another board

a thin depressor used to press the tongue down during an examination of the mouth and throat

strip of land that is in the ocean, reef, sandbank, shoal

A thin blade for pressing down the tongue during a medical examination of the mouth and throat; a spatula. a small flat piece of wood that a doctor uses to hold down your tongue while examining your throat British Equivalent: spatula

tongue of flame

blaze, gleaming fire

tongue of land

tongue tie

a congenital anomaly in which the mucous membrane under the tongue is too short limiting the mobility of the tongue

a word or phrase that is difficult to say quickly

{i} sequence of words that are difficult to pronounce rapidly and correctly due to its irregular sequence of sounds (for example: "Five fine Florida florists fried fresh flat flounder fish fillet")

an expression that is difficult to articulate clearly; "`rubber baby buggy bumper' is a tongue twister

tongue worm

Any of numerous tongue-shaped, soft-bodied, colorless invertebrates of the phylum Pentastoma that live embedded in the lungs, nostrils, or nasal sinuses of various mammals, reptiles, and birds, especially in tropical and subtropical regions. Also called pentastome

tongue worm

wormlike arthropod having two pairs of hooks at the sides of the mouth; parasitic in nasal sinuses of mammals

A groove or several grooves that are cut into the horizontal lengths of the logs in order to provide ease for stacking the logs and to aid in creating stability, and an air tight seal between the logs

-System of joining elements in which a protrusion, or tongue, on one element fits into a groove on the other Typically found on cathedral ceilings and above open beams as an option to drywall A very popular option for log homes

A board whose tongue joint, a protruding slip of board, fits exactly into the groove of another

deprive of speech; "When he met his idol, the young man was tongue-tied

The joining of two edges, one with an extension or tongue that fits into an opposing groove

tongue-lashing

If someone gives you a tongue-lashing, they shout at you or criticize you in a very forceful way. After a cruel tongue lashing, he threw the girl out of the group

tongue-tie

does not know what to say, shy

If someone is tongue-tied, they are unable to say anything because they feel shy or nervous. In their presence I became self-conscious and tongue-tied. unable to talk in a relaxed way because you feel nervous or embarrassed

A lily in the genus Erythronium

unable to express yourself clearly or fluently; "felt tongue-tied with embarrassment"; "incoherent with grief"

tongue-twister

A tongue-twister is a sentence or expression which is very difficult to say properly, especially when you try to say it quickly. An example of a tongue-twister is `Red leather, yellow leather'

adder's tongue

adder's tongue

Any of several fern-like plants in the genus Ophioglossum

adder's-tongue

A genus of ferns (Ophioglossum), whose seeds are produced on a spike resembling a serpent’s tongue. (b) The yellow dogtooth violet. Gray

bite one's tongue

To forcibly prevent oneself from speaking, especially in order to avoid saying something inappropriate or likely to cause a dispute

After the comments she made about homosexuals, I wanted to scream at her, but I bit my tongue instead.

blue-tongue lizard

Any of several species of Australian skinks in the genus Tiliqua, also called blue-tongued skink

blue-tongue lizards

plural form of blue-tongue lizard

cat got someone's tongue

Why are you not saying anything?

Why don't you tell me that secret? Cat got your tongue?.

foreign tongue

Any language not native to particular person or place

forked tongue

The characteristic of deceptiveness; duplicity; untruthfulness

This man has a forked tongue and lacks credibility.

to keep quiet; especially, to leave something unsaid

I don't like his ideas, but I will hold my tongue.

law of the tongue

An implicit agreement between whalers of Eden, Australia, and local orcas, in which the orcas would invite whalers on a whale hunt, in exchange for dibs on the catch, primarily the whale's tongue

law of the tongue

Appropriate control of one's words

The language one first learned; the language one grew up with; one's native language

The language spoken by one’s ancestors

on the tip of one's tongue

known but not quite remembered

Her name is on the tip of my tongue; it could be Kathy or Karen or something.

retracted tongue root

Pronounced with a retracted tongue root

ʕ/ is typically realized as an epiglottal stop, gliding as a pharyngeal approximant into a following retracted-tongue-root vowel, as in ‘water flowing from a spout’.

retracted tongue root

An articulation involving retraction of the tongue root

sharp tongue

The practice or characteristic of speaking to others in a harsh, critical, or insulting manner

He hated the Professor, who smelt the rogue in him, and scourged him continually with his sharp tongue.

silver-tongue

The trait of being clever at speaking, often in a deceitful way

slip of the tongue

A mistake in speech

It was an unfortunate slip of the tongue, and he did not intend it that way.

slips of the tongue

plural form of slip of the tongue

speak with a forked tongue

To speak deceptively; to be duplicitous or untruthful

He's spoken with a forked tongue to reporters, and his explanations for launching a probe don't pass the plausibility and credibility tests.

stick one's tongue out

To push one's tongue so that it protrudes from the mouth, especially as a gesture of rudeness

Resembling a tongue

Used in compounds such as sharp-tongued to indicate a particular manner of speaking

He's a sharp-tongued boy.

Simple past tense and past participle of tongue

Lacking speech; mute

Making no sound; silent, speechless

Expressed without speech; wordless, unspoken

the tongue

lingua

did a cat get your tongue

did you swallow your tongue? Why don't you speak?

{i} native language

French is her native language. - French is her mother tongue.

My native language is Spanish. - My mother tongue is Spanish.

oily tongue

Flattering words

{a} having a tongue, scolded, rated

have something on the tip of one's tongue

{a} wanting a tongue, speechless, unnamed

bite your tongue

(deyim) Stop yourself from saying something which you would really like to say

I wanted to tell him exactly what I thought of him, but I had to bite my tongue.

black tongue

(deyim) A benign side effect of some antibiotics; dark overgrowth of the papillae of the tongue, hairy tongue, furry tongue

furry tongue

(deyim) A benign side effect of some antibiotics; dark overgrowth of the papillae of the tongue, hairy tongue, black tongue

hairy tongue

A benign side effect of some antibiotics; dark overgrowth of the papillae of the tongue, furry tongue, black tongue

(deyim) Be almost able to remember a specific fact such as a name or place

tip of the tongue

The tip of the tongue (TOT) phenomenon is an instance of knowing something that cannot immediately be recalled. TOT is a near-universal experience with memory recollection involving difficulty retrieving a well-known word or familiar name. When experiencing TOT, people feel that the blocked word is on the verge of being recovered. Despite failure in finding the word, people have the feeling that the blocked word is figuratively "on the tip of the tongue." Inaccessibility and the sense of imminence are two key features of an operational definition of TOTs (A.S. Brown, 1991)

A tongue

lingua

having a manner of speaking as specified; often used in combination; "golden-tongued"; "sharp-tongued"

having a manner of speaking as specified; often used in combination; "golden-tongued"; "sharp-tongued" provided with or resembling a tongue; often used in combination; "tongued shoes"; "tongued boards"; "toungued lightning"; "long-tongued

provided with or resembling a tongue; often used in combination; "tongued shoes"; "tongued boards"; "toungued lightning"; "long-tongued

provided with or resembling a tongue; often used in combination; "tongued shoes"; "tongued boards"; "toungued lightning"; "long-tongued"

{s} having a tongue, having a tongue of a particular kind

Having no tongue

expressed without speech; especially because words would be inappropriate or inadequate; "a mute appeal"; "a silent curse"; "best grief is tongueless"- Emily Dickinson; "the words stopped at her lips unsounded"; "unspoken grief"; "choking exasperation and wordless shame"- Thomas Wolfe

Unnamed; not spoken of

{s} without a tongue; mute, unable to speak

lacking power of speech

Hence, speechless; mute

lacking a tongue; "tongueless moccasins

lacking a tongue; "tongueless moccasins"

tongues

plural of tongue

tongues

The Italian is pleasant, but without sinews, as still fleeting water The French- delicate, but like an overnice woman, scarce daring to open her lips for fear of marriage her countenance Spanish- majestical, but fulsome, running too much on the letter o; and terrible, like the devil in a play Dutch- manlike, but withal very harsh, as one ready at every word to pick a quarrel We (the English), in borrowing from them, give the strength of consonants to the Italian; the full sound of words to the French; the variety of terminations of the Spanish; and the mollifying of more vowels to the Dutch Thus, like bees, we gather the honey of their good properties and leave the dregs to themselves (Camden )

tongues

The ability to speak in a language for which you have not been trained xenoglossia - Speaking a known foreign language glossolalia - Speaking in a language unknown on earth - (ecstatic speech)

On wind instruements, articulation with the tongue

Controlling the start of a note in a brass or woodwind instrument with the tongue

In single tonguing only one kind of stroke is used, the tongue articulating a rapid "t;"

Modification of tone for a rapid staccato effect by the performer's tongue, in playing a wind instrument, as a flute

Provision is made for two types of tonguing: one being tonguing of an albic horizon into a B horizon (Albiglossic), the other being the more unusual case of tonguing of an A horizon into the B or C horizon (Glossic, Molliglossic and Umbriglossic)

{i} manipulation of the tongue when playing a wind instrument in order to discontinue the tone and produce a staccato effect

On wind instruments, articulation with the tongue

in double tonguing, two strokes, as for "t"

are alternated; in triple tonguing, "t, k, t,"

and "k,"