style vs tongue

style

noun
  • A particular manner of expression in writing or speech, especially one regarded as good. 

  • The gnomon or pin of a sundial, the shadow of which indicates the hour. 

  • A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art. 

  • A legal or traditional term or formula of words used to address or refer to a person, especially a monarch or a person holding a post or having a title. 

  • A tool with a sharp point used in engraving; a burin, a graver, a stylet, a stylus. 

  • The stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower. 

  • A particular manner of acting or behaving; (specifically) one regarded as fashionable or skilful; flair, grace. 

  • A particular way in which one grooms, adorns, dresses, or carries oneself; (specifically) a way thought to be attractive or fashionable. 

  • A visual or other modification to text or other elements of a document, such as boldface or italics. 

  • A sharp stick used for writing on clay tablets or other surfaces; a stylus; (by extension, obsolete) an instrument used to write with ink; a pen. 

  • A kind of surgical instrument with a blunt point, used for exploration. 

  • A small, thin, pointed body part. 

  • A long, slender, bristle-like process near the anal region. 

  • A set of rules regarding the presentation of text (spelling, typography, the citation of references, etc.) and illustrations that is applied by a publisher to the works it produces. 

verb
  • To create for, or give to, someone a style, fashion, or image, particularly one which is regarded as attractive, tasteful, or trendy. 

  • To act in a way which seeks to show that one possesses style. 

  • To call or give a name or title to. 

  • To design, fashion, make, or arrange in a certain way or form (style) 

tongue

noun
  • The power of articulate utterance; speech generally. 

  • This organ, as taken from animals used for food (especially cows). 

  • Manner of speaking, often habitually. 

  • A language. 

  • Any large or long physical protrusion on an automotive or machine part or any other part that fits into a long groove on another part. 

  • A reed. 

  • A small sole (type of fish). 

  • Any similar organ, such as the lingual ribbon, or odontophore, of a mollusk; the proboscis of a moth or butterfly; or the lingua of an insect. 

  • Glossolalia. 

  • In a shoe, the flap of material that goes between the laces and the foot (so called because it resembles a tongue in the mouth). 

  • An individual point of flame from a fire. 

  • A long, narrow strip of land, projecting from the mainland into a sea or lake. 

  • A division of formation; A layer or member of a formation that pinches out in one direction. 

  • The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech. 

  • The pole of a vehicle; especially, the pole of an ox cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked. 

  • A short piece of rope spliced into the upper part of standing backstays, etc.; also, the upper main piece of a mast composed of several pieces. 

  • A projection, or slender appendage or fixture. 

  • A person speaking in a specified manner (most often plural). 

  • The clapper of a bell. 

verb
  • On a wind instrument, to articulate a note by starting the air with a tap of the tongue, as though by speaking a 'd' or 't' sound (alveolar plosive). 

  • To join by means of a tongue and groove. 

  • To protrude in relatively long, narrow sections. 

  • To manipulate with the tongue, as in kissing or oral sex. 

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