clapper vs tongue

tongue vs clapper

clapper and tongue both are nouns.

clapper is not a verb while tongue is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
clapper	Yes	No	No	No
tongue	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, clapper and tongue are synonyms defined as:

clapper and tongue: metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side

As nouns, clapper and tongue are synonyms defined as:

clapper and tongue: a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

Other synonyms of clapper include glossa, lingua.

clapper (noun)	tongue (noun)
metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side	the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity	metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
someone who applauds	a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
	a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
	a manner of speaking
	the tongue of certain animals used as meat
	a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
	any long thin projection that is transient

clapper (verb)	tongue (verb)
	lick or explore with the tongue
	articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments

Difference between clapper and tongue

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