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Tongue-tied

Destitute of the power of distinct articulation; having an impediment in the speech, esp. when caused by a short fraenum.

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Inarticulate 84% connected

Not uttered with articulation or intelligible distinctness, as speech or words.

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Inarticulate 84% connected

Not uttered with articulation or intelligible distinctness, as speech or words.

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Incoherent 92% connected

Not coherent; wanting cohesion; loose; unconnected; physically disconnected; not fixed to each; -- said of material substances.

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Abarticulation noun · 78% connection

Articulation, usually that kind of articulation which admits of free motion in the joint; diarthrosis.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: destitute, power, distinct, articulation, impediment.
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Account noun · 78% connection

a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was g…

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Articulation noun · 78% connection

The utterance of the elementary sounds of a language by the appropriate movements of the organs, as in pronunciation; as, a distinct a…

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Diarthrosis noun · 78% connection

A form of articulation which admits of considerable motion; a complete joint; abarticulation. See Articulation.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: destitute, power, distinct, articulation, impediment.
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Diction noun · 78% connection

the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience

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Dumb adjective · 78% connection

Destitute of the power of speech; unable; to utter articulate sounds; as, the dumb brutes.

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Enarthrosis noun · 78% connection

A ball and socket joint, or the kind of articulation represented by such a joint. See Articulation.

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Enunciation noun · 78% connection

the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience

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Fourchette noun · 78% connection

An instrument used to raise and support the tongue during the cutting of the fraenum.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: destitute, power, distinct, articulation, impediment.
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Fraenulum noun · 78% connection

A fraenum.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: destitute, power, distinct, articulation, impediment.
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Frenum noun · 78% connection

A connecting fold of membrane serving to support or restrain any part; as, the fraenum of the tongue.

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Horse power unknown · 78% connection

A unit of power, used in stating the power required to drive machinery, and in estimating the capabilities of animals or steam engines…

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Joint noun · 78% connection

A joining of two things or parts so as to admit of motion; an articulation, whether movable or not; a hinge; as, the knee joint; a nod…

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Letter noun · 78% connection

A mark or character used as the representative of a sound, or of an articulation of the human organs of speech; a first element of wri…

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Lip noun · 78% connection

One of the two fleshy folds which surround the orifice of the mouth in man and many other animals. In man the lips are organs of speec…

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Mute noun · 78% connection

A letter which represents no sound; a silent letter; also, a close articulation; an element of speech formed by a position of the mout…

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News report noun · 78% connection

a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was g…

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Pectoriloquy noun · 78% connection

The distinct articulation of the sounds of a patient's voice, heard on applying the ear to the chest in auscultation. It usually indic…

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