TONGUES Synonyms

• a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

• (language) communication by word of mouth

• the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number

• the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication

• the mental faculty or power of vocal communication

• a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline

• a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

• a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

• stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition

• a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force

• a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

• insincere talk about religion or morals

• two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees

• heel over

• the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people

• a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

• a colorless (or pale yellow or smoky) variety of zircon

• specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject

• a language user's knowledge of words

• a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them

• a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language

• a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

• a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard

• the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

• (language) communication by word of mouth

• something spoken

• the exchange of spoken words

• your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally

• a lengthy rebuke

• words making up the dialogue of a play

• the mental faculty or power of vocal communication

• a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

• the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)

• being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language

• someone who applauds

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

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

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

• edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle

• a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point

• any long thin projection that is transient

• use a knife on

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

• a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea

• a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches

• a skewer for holding meat over a fire

• the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)

• expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth

• utter with anger or contempt

• rain gently

• drive a skewer through

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