The Tongue Word Search
Play a The Tongue word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the parts and systems of the human body, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: TASTE, PAPILLA, TONGUE, MUSCLE, EPITHELIUM, LINGUAL, DORSUM, FILIFORM, FUNGIFORM, FOLIATE, VALATE, GENIOGLOSSUS.
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The Tongue word list, defined
- TASTE /teɪst/ (noun and stressed verb); /təst/ (verb when unstressed) · noun, verb
- As a noun, taste is the particular flavor or quality perceived by the sense of taste, or the ability to distinguish flavors. As a verb, it means to perceive flavor, try a small amount of something, or briefly experience a quality or situation. Related: flavor, flavour, savor, savour.
- PAPILLA /pəˈpɪlə/ · noun
- A small, nipple-like projection on the surface of the skin or a mucous membrane. In anatomy, papillae are especially numerous on the tongue, where they contain taste buds or help the tongue manipulate food. Related: projection, protuberance, nipple, papillae.
- TONGUE /tʌŋ/ · noun
- The muscular organ in the mouth, used in tasting, chewing, and speech. By extension, a tongue can mean a person's language or speech, or a projecting part of an object such as a shoe or musical instrument. Related: language, speech, dialect, vernacular.
- MUSCLE /ˈmʌsəl/ · noun; verb
- A muscle is a tissue in the body that contracts and relaxes to produce movement, maintain posture, or perform an internal function. As a verb, muscle means to exert force or influence in order to achieve something. Related: brawn, strength, power, force.
- EPITHELIUM /ˌɛpɪˈθiːliəm/ · noun
- A thin layer of tissue that covers the surfaces of the body and lines its internal cavities and organs, such as the skin's outer layer, the lining of the gut, and the airways. Epithelial tissue consists of closely packed cells with little intervening matrix and serves protective, secretory, and absorptive functions. Related: epidermis, lining tissue, epithelial tissue, surface tissue.
- LINGUAL /ˈlɪŋɡwəl/ · adjective
- Relating to language or linguistics. In anatomy, it means pertaining to the tongue. Related: linguistic, verbal, oral, language-related.
- DORSUM /ˈdɔːrsəm/ · noun
- The back, especially the back of an animal or the human body; in anatomy, the upper or posterior surface of a part such as the tongue, hand, or foot. Related: back, rear, spine, reverse.
- FILIFORM /ˈfɪlɪfɔːrm/ · adjective
- Shaped like or resembling a thread; slender and filament-like in form. In biology, describes structures such as antennae, leaves, or roots that are long, thin, and thread-shaped. Related: threadlike, filamentous, filamental, hairlike.
- FUNGIFORM /ˈfʌndʒɪfɔːrm/ · adjective
- Shaped like a mushroom or fungus. In anatomy, the term is used especially for the mushroom-shaped papillae on the tongue. Related: mushroom-shaped, fungus-shaped, fungus-like.
- FOLIATE /ˈfoʊlieɪt/ · verb
- To decorate or adorn with leaves, leaflike ornamentation, or foils, as in architecture and metalwork; in botany, to put forth or produce leaves. Related: adorn, ornament, embellish, decorate.
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