The liver performs many essential functions related to digestion, metabolism, immunity, and the storage of nutrients within the body. These functions make the liver a vital organ without which the tissues of the body would quickly die from lack of energy and nutrients.
tongs noun [plural]. âº a âdevice used for âpicking up âobjects, consisting of two âlong âpieces âjoined at one end and âpressed together at the other end in âorder to âhold an âobject between them: âcoal tongs a âpair of tongs âº â curling tongs.
hoe. 1. a long-handled implement with a thin, flat blade usu. set transversely, used esp. in breaking up the soil and in weeding. 2. any of various implements of similar form, as for mixing plaster. 3. to scrape, weed, or cultivate with a hoe.