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tongue tie

tongue tie is the alternative form of tongue-tie.

Meaning of tongue-tie

Noun

tongue-tie (countable and uncountable, plural tongue-ties)

  1. (uncountable) Ankyloglossia, a congenital oral anomaly.
  2. (countable) A piece of cloth used to tie down a horse's tongue, to facilitate breathing etc.

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Forms of tongue tie

pluraltongue ties

Questions about tongue tie

What is tongue tie the alternative form of?
Tongue tie is the alternative form of tongue-tie.

Words near tongue tie in the dictionary

  1. tongue stones
  2. tongue sushi
  3. tongue technology
  4. tongue thrust
  5. tongue thrusts
  6. tongue tie
  7. tongue ties
  8. tongue toast
  9. tongue troopers
  10. tongue twister
  11. tongue twisters

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