Tongue (disambiguation)
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Tongue most generally refers to the muscle on the floor of the mouth
. By analogy or other figure of speech it can also refer to:
Tongue
The tongue is a muscular hydrostat on the floors of the mouths of most vertebrates which manipulates food for mastication. It is the primary organ of taste , as much of the upper surface of the tongue is covered in papillae and taste buds. It is sensitive and kept moist by saliva, and is richly...
. By analogy or other figure of speech it can also refer to:
- Part of a shoeShoeA shoe is an item of footwear intended to protect and comfort the human foot while doing various activities. Shoes are also used as an item of decoration. The design of shoes has varied enormously through time and from culture to culture, with appearance originally being tied to function...
that covers the foot underneath the laces - Part of a trailer tow hitchTow hitchA tow hitch is a device attached to the chassis of a vehicle for towing or a towbar to an aircraft nose gear, or paired main gears....
attachment - Any large or long physical protrusion on a machine part that fits into a grooveGroove (machining)In manufacturing or mechanical engineering a groove is a long and narrow indentation built into a material, generally for the purpose of allowing another material or part to move within the groove and be guided by it. Examples include:...
or glandGland (engineering)A gland is a general type of stuffing box, used to seal a rotating or reciprocating shaft against a fluid. The most common example is in the head of a tap where the gland is usually packed with string which has been soaked in tallow or similar grease...
on another part. - LanguageLanguageLanguage may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...
, as in the phrase mother tongue - Tongue (Knights Hospitaller)Tongue (Knights Hospitaller)Tongues or langues were the geographic-cultural subgroupings of the members of the Knights of Rhodes/Maltese Knights from the 14th to the 18th century...
, one of the seven, later eight regional subgroupings, or langues of the Knights of St. John - Beef tongueBeef tongueBeef tongue is the tongue of a cow. The human consumption of beef tongue dates back to the days of Paleolithic hunters, who preferred the fatty portions of the carcass including tongues, as well as organs, brains, feet, and marrow. Beef tongue is very high in fat, at almost 75% of its calories...
- "Speaking in tongues", formally known as GlossolaliaGlossolaliaGlossolalia or speaking in tongues is the fluid vocalizing of speech-like syllables, often as part of religious practice. The significance of glossolalia has varied with time and place, with some considering it a part of a sacred language...
, is the vocalizing of speech-like syllables, often as part of religious practice.
Place names
- Tongue, HighlandTongue, HighlandTongue is a coastal village in northwest Highland, Scotland, in the western part of the former county of Sutherland. It lies on the east shore above the base of the Kyle of Tongue and north of the mountains Ben Hope and Ben Loyal...
, a village on the north coast of Scotland - Tongue, MaliTongue, MaliTongue, Mali is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Macina in the Ségou Region of southern-central Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 13,030....
- Tongue of the OceanTongue of the OceanThe Tongue of the Ocean is the name of a deep oceanic trench in the Bahamas separating the islands of Andros and New Providence. The depth of the water drops from roughly along Andros' east offshore barrier reef to over , and the drop is roughly long....
, an oceanic trench in the Bahamas - Tongue River (Montana)Tongue River (Montana)The Tongue River is a tributary of the Yellowstone River, approximately 265 mi long, in the U.S. states of Wyoming and Montana. The Tongue rises in Wyoming in the Big Horn Mountains, flows through northern Wyoming and southeastern Montana and empties into the Yellowstone River at Miles City,...
, river in Montana, United States - Tongue River (North Dakota)Tongue River (North Dakota)The Tongue River is a tributary of the Pembina River in northeastern North Dakota in the United States. It drains an area of the prairie country near the Canadian border in the extreme northeast corner of the state in the watershed of the Red River....
, river in North Dakota, United States
People
- Alan TongueAlan TongueAlan Tongue in is a retired professional rugby league footballer of the 2000s and 2010s. A Country New South Wales representative forward, he captained of the Canberra Raiders for several seasons in the National Rugby League competition.-Early years:While attending Farrer Memorial Agricultural...
(b. 1980), rugby league player from Australia - Carole TongueCarole TongueCarole Tongue, FRSA is a former Member of the European Parliament for London East, , and Deputy Leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party, ....
, 20th century European Parliament politician - Nicholas TongueNicholas TongueWalter Nicholas Henry Tongue is a former freestyle swimmer from New Zealand, who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States for his native country....
(b. 1973), swimmer from New Zealand - Reggie TongueReggie TongueReginald Clinton Tongue is a former American football safety who most recently played in the National Football League for the Oakland Raiders.-Early life:...
(b. 1973), football player in the NFL, United States - Thomas H. TongueThomas H. TongueThomas H. Tongue was an American politician and attorney in the state of Oregon. Born in England, his family immigrated to Washington County, Oregon, in 1859. In Oregon, he would serve in the State Senate from 1889 to 1893 and was the seventh mayor of Hillsboro...
(1844-1903), Congressman from Oregon, United States - Thomas TongueThomas TongueThomas H. Tongue III was an American jurist in the state of Oregon. A native of the state, he served as the 75th associate justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, serving 13 years on the state's highest court. Tongue is the grandson of U.S. Representative Thomas H...
(1912-1994), jurist from Oregon, United States
Media and entertainment
- Tongues (play)Tongues (play)Tongues is a 1978 play by Sam Shepard and Joseph Chaikin. Tongues is a series of monologues set to percussion and meant for one actor. Shepard and Chaikin had previously agreed to do a piece surrounding the concept of the voice, and nearing completion of the piece, decided it required some kind of...
, a 1978 play by Sam Shepard - "Tongue" (song)Tongue (song)"Tongue" is a song by R.E.M., released as the fifth and final single from their ninth studio album Monster. It was only released in the UK. In the song, lead singer Michael Stipe performs in falsetto; he has stated several times he is in fact supposed to be a girl in the song...
, a 1994 single by R.E.M. - "Tongues", a song from the album Termination BlissTermination BlissTermination Bliss is the second album by the Swedish industrial metal band Deathstars released in 2006.-Track listing:#"Tongues" – 3:45#"Blitzkrieg" – 4:04#"Motherzone" – 4:06#"Cyanide" – 3:55#"The Greatest Fight on Earth" – 3:53...
by DeathstarsDeathstarsDeathstars is a Swedish band from Stockholm that perform industrial and gothic metal. Formed in 2000, the group are noted for their dark horror-themed lyrics, pessimistic and misanthropic social commentary, distinctive trademark face paint, dark stage uniforms and physical appearances that... - Tongues (Esham album)Tongues (Esham album)Tongues is the eighth studio album by Esham, released in 2001. The album was also the final album Esham would release on Gothom until Sacrificial Lambz in 2009.-Track listing:-Personnel:*Esham - vocals, rap*Dayton Family - performer...
, an album by EshamEshamRashaam Attica Smith, better known by his stage name Esham , is an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan known for his hallucinogenic style of hip hop which he refers to as "acid rap", which fuses rock-based beats and lyrics involving subjects such as death, drug use, evil, paranoia and... - Tongues (Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid album)Tongues (Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid album)-Track listing:#"The Sun Never Sets" – 5:50 #"Brain" – 3:48 #"Our Time" – 5:04 #"People Be Happy" – 4:42 #"Greensleeves" – 2:39 #"Rhythm Dance" – 6:51...
, an album by Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid
See also
- Tong (disambiguation)
- TungTungTung can refer to:* Tung tree, a deciduous tree native to China.** Tung oil, a furniture finish made from the seeds of the tung tree.* Tung, a Cantonese Romanization of Chinese family names 董, commonly use in Hong Kong....
- Tongue and grooveTongue and grooveA strong joint, the tongue and groove joint is widely used for re-entrant angles. The effect of wood shrinkage is concealed when the joint is beaded or otherwise moulded...
- GlossolaliaGlossolaliaGlossolalia or speaking in tongues is the fluid vocalizing of speech-like syllables, often as part of religious practice. The significance of glossolalia has varied with time and place, with some considering it a part of a sacred language...
("speaking in tongues") - Angelic tonguesAngelic tonguesAngelic tongues is a term related to the concept of sung praise in Second Temple period Jewish materials.-Hebrew Bible:Throughout the Old Testament there is no indication that angels spoke any other language than that of men...
, Second Temple Judaism - Gene Simmons' Tongue, a magazine that ran for five issues in 2002