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tongue vs projection

projection vs tongue

tongue and projection both are nouns.

tongue is a verb but projection is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tongue Yes No Yes No
projection Yes No No No
As nouns, projection is a hypernym of tongue; that is, projection is a word with a broader meaning than tongue:
  • tongue: any long thin projection that is transient
  • projection: any solid convex shape that juts out from something
tongue (noun) projection (noun)
the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting
metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side the act of projecting out from something
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity any structure that branches out from a central support
a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language the representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular direction
a manner of speaking a planned undertaking
the tongue of certain animals used as meat a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations
a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea the projection of an image from a film onto a screen
any long thin projection that is transient the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else
any solid convex shape that juts out from something
tongue (verb) projection (verb)
lick or explore with the tongue
articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
Difference between tongue and projection

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