THE ROUGH EDGE (OR SIDE) OF ONE'S TONGUE

Meaning of THE ROUGH EDGE (OR SIDE) OF ONE'S TONGUE in English

the rough edge ( or side) of one's tongue

a scolding.

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TONGUE — Muscular organ on the floor of the mouth . It is important in motions of eating, drinking, and swallowing, and …
Английский словарь Британика
TONGUE — I. ˈtəŋ noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English tunge, from Old English; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIDE
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ROUGH — I. ˈrəf adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English rūh; akin to Old High German rūh rough, …
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OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
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ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
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EDGE — I. ej noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English egge, from Old English ecg; akin to Old …
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TONGUE — — tongueless , adj. — tonguelike , adj. /tung/ , n. , v. tongued, tonguing . n. 1. Anat. the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SIDE — side 1 — sideless , adj. /suyd/ , n., adj., v., sided, siding . n. 1. one of the surfaces …
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ROUGH — — roughly , adv. — roughness , n. /ruf/ , adj., rougher, roughest , n., adv., v. adj. 1. having …
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ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
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EDGE — — edgeless , adj. /ej/ , n. , v. , edged, edging . n. 1. a line or border at …
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TONGUE — I. ˈtəŋ noun Etymology: Middle English tunge, from Old English; akin to Old High German zunga tongue, Latin lingua Date: …
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SIDE — I. ˈsīd noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sīde; akin to Old High German sīta side, Old English sīd …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ROUGH — I. ˈrəf adjective ( rough·er ; rough·est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English rūh; akin to Old High German …
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ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
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EDGE — I. ˈej noun Etymology: Middle English egge, from Old English ecg; akin to Latin acer sharp, Greek akmē point Date: …
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TONGUE — noun any small sole. 2. tongue ·noun the clapper of a bell. 3. tongue ·noun ·same·as reed, ·noun, 5. 4. …
Webster English vocab
SIDE — vi to lean on one side. 2. side ·noun long; large; extensive. 3. side ·vt to furnish with a siding; …
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ROUGH — noun produced offhand. 2. rough ·noun boisterous weather. 3. rough ·adv in a rough manner; rudely; roughly. 4. rough ·noun …
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EDGE — vi to sail close to the wind. 2. edge ·vt to shape or dress the edge of, as with a …
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TONGUE — [tongue] n [ME tunge, fr. OE; akin to OHG zunga tongue, L lingua] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a fleshy movable …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SIDE — [side] n [ME, fr. OE side; akin to OHG sita side, OE sid ample, wide] (bef. 12c) 1 a: the …
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ROUGH — [rough] adj rough.er ; rough.est [ME, fr. OE ruh; akin to OHG ruh rough, Lith raukas wrinkle] (bef. 12c) 1 …
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TONGUE — in most vertebrates, an organ, capable of various muscular movements, located on the floor of the mouth. In some animals …
Britannica English vocabulary
TONGUE — / tʌŋ; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] the soft part in the mouth that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SIDE — / saɪd; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun LEFT / RIGHT 1. [ C , usually sing. ] either …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROUGH — / rʌf; NAmE / adjective , noun , verb , adverb ■ adjective ( rough·er , rough·est ) NOT SMOOTH …
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ONE
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EDGE — / edʒ; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] the outside limit of an object, a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TONGUE — I. tongue 1 S3 W3 /tʌŋ/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: tunge ] 1 . MOUTH …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SIDE — I. side 1 S1 W1 /saɪd/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ] 1 . PART OF AN …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ROUGH — I. rough 1 S2 W3 /rʌf/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative rougher , superlative roughest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
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ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EDGE — I. edge 1 S2 W2 /edʒ/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: ecg ] 1 . OUTSIDE …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TONGUE — n. & v. --n. 1 the fleshy muscular organ in the mouth used in tasting, licking, and swallowing, and (in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SIDE — n. & v. --n. 1 a each of the more or less flat surfaces bounding an object (a cube has …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ROUGH — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1 a having an uneven or irregular surface, not smooth or level or polished. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EDGE — n. & v. --n. 1 a boundary line or margin of an area or surface. 2 a narrow surface of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TONGUE — n. & v. n. 1 the fleshy muscular organ in the mouth used in tasting, licking, and swallowing, and (in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SIDE — n. & v. n. 1 a each of the more or less flat surfaces bounding an object (a cube has …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ROUGH — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a having an uneven or irregular surface, not smooth or level or polished. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TONGUE — n. & v. --n. 1. the fleshy muscular organ in the mouth used in tasting, licking, and swallowing, and (in …
Oxford English vocab
SIDE — n. & v. --n. 1. a each of the more or less flat surfaces bounding an object (a cube has …
Oxford English vocab
ROUGH — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1. a having an uneven or irregular surface, not smooth or level or polished. …
Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
TONGUE — ( tongues) 1. Your tongue is the soft movable part inside your mouth which you use for tasting, eating, and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SIDE — ( sides, siding, sided) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The side …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROUGH — ( rougher, roughest, roughs, roughing, roughed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. …
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OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EDGE — ( edges, edging, edged) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The edge …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TONGUE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES click your tongue (= make a short sound with your tongue to show disapproval …
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