lingual

lingual is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of or pertaining to the tongue; uttered by the aid of the tongue; glossal; as, the lingual nerves; a lingual letter. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 13 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Of or pertaining to the tongue; uttered by the aid of the tongue; glossal; as, the lingual nerves; a lingual letter.
2. noun. A consonant sound formed by the aid of the tongue; -- a term especially applied to certain articulations (as those of t, d, th, and n) and to the letters denoting them.
3. noun. a consonant that is produced with the tongue and other speech organs
4. adjective. pertaining to or resembling or lying near the tongue

   "lingual inflammation"

   "the lingual surface of the teeth"

5. adjective. consisting of or related to language

   "linguistic behavior"

   "a linguistic atlas"

   Synonyms: linguistic

Synonyms

linguistic

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in lingual:

lingula

Common word forms

linguals, lingually, linguality, lingualize

Words from these letters

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