Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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noun
Something that is not a tongue but which does something one associates with a tongue.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonce-word
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verb
To deprive of a tongue, or of voice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
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verb
To take one's tongue off of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From un- + tongue.
