Vocabulary : Tongue-tie to Tonight

Tongue-tie : Impeded motion of the tongue because of the shortness of the fraenum, or of the adhesion of its margins to the gums. ;; To deprive of speech or the power of speech, or of distinct articulation.
Tongue-tied : Destitute of the power of distinct articulation; having an impediment in the speech, esp. when caused by a short fraenum. ;; Unable to speak freely, from whatever cause.
Tongueworm : Any species of Linguatulina.
Tonguing : Modification of tone for a rapid staccato effect by the performer's tongue, in playing a wind instrument, as a flute. In single tonguing only one kind of stroke is used, the tongue articulating a rapid "t;" in double tonguing, two strokes, as for "t" and "k," are alternated; in triple tonguing, "t, k, t," etc. ;; of Tongue
Tonguy : Ready or voluble in speaking; as, a tonguy speaker.

Tonic : Characterized by continuous muscular contraction; as, tonic convulsions. ;; Of or relating to tones or sounds; specifically (Phon.), applied to, or distingshing, a speech sound made with tone unmixed and undimmed by obstruction, such sounds, namely, the vowels and diphthongs, being so called by Dr. James Rush (1833) " from their forming the purest and most plastic material of intonation." ;; Of or pertaining to tension; increasing tension; hence, increasing strength; as, tonic power. ;; Increasing strength, or the tone of the animal system; obviating the effects of debility, and restoring healthy functions. ;; A tonic element or letter; a vowel or a diphthong. ;; The key tone, or first tone of any scale. ;; A medicine that increases the strength, and gives vigor of action to the system.
Tonical : Tonic.
Tonicity : The state of healthy tension or partial contraction of muscle fibers while at rest; tone; tonus.
Tonies : of Tony
Tonight : On this present or coming night. ;; On the last night past. ;; The present or the coming night; the night after the present day.

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