on the tip of one's tongue

1. Almost, but not (yet) quite, remembered
2. On the very point of being spoken

tip of the iceberg see under ice

tongue /tung/

1. The fleshy organ in the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing and speech
2. The tongue of an ox, etc, as food
3. The rasping organ in molluscs
4. The power of speech
5. The manner of speaking
6. A language
7. Speech
8. Discourse
9. Voice
10. Utterance
11. Anything like a tongue in shape
12. A point of land
13. A bell clapper
14. The reed of a musical instrument
15. A flap in the opening of a shoe or boot
16. The catch of a buckle
17. The pointer of a balance
18. Any narrow projection
19. A langue or language (qv) of a religious or military order
20. A vote (Shakespeare)

1. To utter
2. To lick
3. To touch with the tongue
4. To provide with a tongue
5. To talk, prate (with it)
6. To produce or play by tonguing (music)
7. To pronounce (dialect)
8. To articulate
9. To attack with words (Shakespeare)

1. To give tongue
2. To stick out
3. To practise tonguing (music)

tongued adjective

1. Having a tongue
2. Played by tonguing (music)

tongueˈless adjective

1. Having no tongue
2. Unspoken of (Shakespeare)

tongueˈlet noun

A little tongue

tongueˈlike adjective

tongueˈster noun

A babbler

tonguˈing noun (music)

Articulation to separate the notes in playing wind instruments (see also flutter)

tongue-and-grooveˈ noun

1. A system of joining boards by fitting a projection along the side of one into a groove in the next
2. These boards

tongue-doubtˈie adjective (ie doughty; Milton)

Bragging

tongue-in-cheekˈ adjective and adverb

With ironic, insincere or humorous intention

tongueˈ-lashing noun

A severe verbal reprimand

tongueˈ-tacked adjective

Tongue-tied

tongueˈ-tie noun (medicine)

A congenital condition in which the tongue's mobility is impeded by an abnormally short frenum

tongueˈ-tied adjective

1. Unable to speak out, esp because of fear or embarrassment
2. Affected with tongue-tie

tongueˈ-twister noun

A formula or sequence of words difficult to pronounce without blundering

tongueˈ-work noun

Babble, chatter

tongue worm noun

A tongue-shaped parasite, Linguatula serrata, occurring in the nasal passages of dogs, foxes and wolves

give tongue

1. To give utterance, to voice
2. To give voice as hounds on a scent do

hold one's tongue see under hold¹

lose one's tongue

To become speechless from emotion

on the tip of one's tongue see under tip¹

speaking in tongues or gift of tongues

Glossolalia or xenoglossia

with one's tongue hanging out (informal)

Eagerly

with (one's) tongue in (one's) cheek

Tongue-in-cheek ( adverb)