Converse of object

• fork: The second set turns to a moment of reptilian horror when A forked tongue is tasting the air above the lip of the well.

• protrude: A small pink tongue protruded from her black lips.

• pierce: I did notice her pierced tongue tho, and asked if it hurt when she had it done.

• loosen: A glass of wine to loosen the tongues -- not that anybody needed a glass of wine to help them speak.

• gusset: The reinforced upper, including a gusseted tongue and the X10 enhanced aggressive outsole complete this trail machine capable of overcoming any terrain.

• tie: I would go red and get tongue tied if I felt under pressure to express myself.

Adjective modifier

• native: Although English is not my native tongue, I've lived and worked in Britain for many years.

• cloven: And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, & it sat upon each of them.

• Scots: A braw day for the Scots tongue A new online project to help revitalize the Scots language has been launched.

• sharp: His sharp tongue made him enemies within the Nazi Party where some called him the " Poison Dwarf " .

• sticky: They detect their prey by movement and have a long sticky tongue which can shoot out to grab the prey.

Modifies a noun

• twister: The " sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick " is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.

• depressor: They could do the play as a reader's theater by putting the cut out shapes on tongue depressors!

• fern: Various orchids were widespread, and Adder's tongue fern was common on unploughed pasture.

• scraper: I also apply fresh pineapple from time to time to cleanse my tongue and have bought a tongue scraper for this purpose also.

Noun used with modifier

• mother: My children's mother tongue My three children's mother tongue is British Sign Language.

• mither: Gie's a break - February 21, 2005 Author(s ): Robbie Shepherd Copyright holder(s ) Robbie Shepherd Text My mither tongue!

• ox: In addition, tests were carried out on an ox tongue to simulate the loss of muscle tone.

Preposition: in

• cheek: Whilst tongue in cheek at the time, he was right.

Preposition: of

• flame: Suddenly four wicked red tongues of flame stabbed the sky.