lieska — meaning in English

English meaning

• tongue noun The flexible muscular organ in the mouth used for tasting, moving food, and forming speech sounds.

Senses

lieska is used for these senses in English:

• tongue (figuratively) An individual point of flame from a fire.
• tongue (nautical) 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.

tongue — full definition

1. noun The flexible muscular organ in the mouth used for tasting, moving food, and forming speech sounds.
2. noun A language.
3. noun A narrow strip of material or land, such as the flap in a shoe or a strip of land jutting into water.

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