(transitive, intransitive, idiomatic) To relax; to make quieter or less obtrusive; to make milder. / To moderate or relax; to diminish or weaken the striking characteristics of; to soften.

Alternative form of tongue-in-cheek

(idiomatic) Not intended seriously; jocular or humorous.

(obsolete) With contempt. / With irony.

Unable to clearly distinguish the difference in pitch between different notes. / (colloquial) Having little appreciation of music, whether or not as a result of tone deafness.

(music) The system of seven tones built on a tonic key; the 24 major and minor scales. / (music) A sound of specific pitch and quality; timbre.

Any language not native to particular person or place.

A joint, in flooring or panelling, made by fitting a ridge (tongue) along the edge of one board into a corresponding slot (groove) on another.

a light, balanced arm that holds the pickup cartridge on a record player

(idiomatic) Articulate, charming, eloquent.