noun#4,323 by frequency
lung
/ˈlʌŋ/
A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood; Capacity for exercise or exertion; breath; That which supplies oxygen or fresh air, such as trees, parklands, forest, etc., to a place
- plural
- lungs
Meanings
- 1
A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood
Forests are the lungs of the Earth.
Tatoeba · Adelpa · CC BY 2.0 FR
Everybody sang at the top of their lungs.
Tatoeba · CM · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
Capacity for exercise or exertion; breath
- 3
That which supplies oxygen or fresh air, such as trees, parklands, forest, etc., to a place