English English Dictionary

The wryneck.

of Tongue

Having a tongue.

A flounder (Symphurus plagiusa) native of the southern coast of the United States.

Having no tongue.

Hence, speechless; mute.

Unnamed; not spoken of.

A little tongue.

One who uses his tongue; a talker; a story-teller; a gossip.

Any species of Linguatulina.

of Tongue

Ready or voluble in speaking; as, a tonguy speaker.

Of or relating to tones or sounds; specifically (Phon.), applied to, or distingshing, a speech sound made with tone unmixed and undimmed by obstruction, such sounds, namely, the vowels and diphthongs, being so called by Dr. James Rush (1833) " from their forming the purest and most plastic material of intonation."

Of or pertaining to tension; increasing tension; hence, increasing strength; as, tonic power.

Increasing strength, or the tone of the animal system; obviating the effects of debility, and restoring healthy functions.

A tonic element or letter; a vowel or a diphthong.

The key tone, or first tone of any scale.

A medicine that increases the strength, and gives vigor of action to the system.

Tonic.

The state of healthy tension or partial contraction of muscle fibers while at rest; tone; tonus.