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tongue vs speech

speech vs tongue

tongue and speech both are nouns.

tongue is a verb but speech is not a verb.

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

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