forked tongue
31tongue — /tVN/ noun 1 MOUTH (C) the soft, moveable part inside your mouth that you use for tasting, eating, and speaking: Joe ran his tongue over his dry lips. | The dog panted, his tongue hanging out in the heat. | stick your tongue out (=put your tongue …
32tongue — 1. noun /tʌŋ,tɒŋ/ a) 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. He was… …
33forked — UK [fɔː(r)kt] / US [fɔrkt] adjective divided into two separate parts in a Y shape a snake s forked tongue a forked tail …
34forked — forkedly /fawr kid lee/, adv. forkedness, n. /fawrkt, fawr kid/, adj. 1. having a fork or fork like branches. 2. zigzag, as lightning. 3. to speak with or have a forked tongue, to speak deceitfully; attempt to deceive. Also, forky. [1250 1300;… …
35with forked tongue — humorous untruthfully; deceitfully …
36Cross forked — Forked Forked, a. 1. Formed into a forklike shape; having a fork; dividing into two or more prongs or branches; furcated; bifurcated; zigzag; as, the forked lighting. [1913 Webster] A serpent seen, with forked tongue. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2.… …
37cross forked of three points — Forked Forked, a. 1. Formed into a forklike shape; having a fork; dividing into two or more prongs or branches; furcated; bifurcated; zigzag; as, the forked lighting. [1913 Webster] A serpent seen, with forked tongue. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2.… …
38tongue — noun 1 soft part inside the mouth ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ forked ▪ loose, sharp (both figurative) ▪ Everyone knows now, thanks to Ken s loose tongue (= he could not keep the secret) …
39forked — adj. Forked is used with these nouns: ↑lightning, ↑tail, ↑tongue …
40cross double fitch'e — Forked Forked, a. 1. Formed into a forklike shape; having a fork; dividing into two or more prongs or branches; furcated; bifurcated; zigzag; as, the forked lighting. [1913 Webster] A serpent seen, with forked tongue. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2.… …
