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speech vs tongue

tongue vs speech

speech and tongue both are nouns.

speech is not a verb while tongue is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
speech Yes No No No
tongue Yes No Yes No
As nouns, tongue is a hyponym of speech; that is, tongue is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than speech:
  • speech: your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
  • tongue: a manner of speaking
Other hyponyms of speech include address, catch, shibboleth, tone, tone of voice, elocution, inflection, prosody, inflection, modulation.
speech (noun) tongue (noun)
the mental faculty or power of vocal communication the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
(language) communication by word of mouth metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
words making up the dialogue of a play a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
a lengthy rebuke a manner of speaking
the exchange of spoken words the tongue of certain animals used as meat
your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
something spoken any long thin projection that is transient
speech (verb) tongue (verb)
lick or explore with the tongue
articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
Difference between speech and tongue

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