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.
holder - a person who holds something; they held two hostages; he holds the trophy; she holds a United States passport. renter, tenant - someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else; the landlord can evict a tenant who doesn't pay the rent.