tongue vs throat

tongue and throat both are nouns.

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

tongue (noun)	throat (noun)
the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot	the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's throat
metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side	a passage resembling a throat in shape or function
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity	an opening in the vamp of a shoe at the instep
a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language	the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone
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

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