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tusk 1 T0428200 (tŭsk)n.1. An elongated pointed tooth, usually one of a pair, extending outside of the mouth in certain animals such as the walrus, elephant, or wild boar.2. A long projecting tooth or toothlike part.tr. & intr.v. tusked, tusk·ing, tusks To gore or dig with the tusks or a tusk. [Middle English tux, tusce, from Old English tūx, tūsc, canine tooth; see dent- in Indo-European roots.] tusked adj.
tusk 2 T0428200 (tŭsk)n. See cusk. [Of North Germanic origin; akin to dialectal Norwegian tosk and Faroese toskur, cod, both from Old Norse thorskr; see ters- in Indo-European roots.]tusk (tʌsk) n1. (Zoology) a pointed elongated usually paired tooth in the elephant, walrus, and certain other mammals that is often used for fighting2. (Zoology) the canine tooth of certain animals, esp horses3. a sharp pointed projection4. (Building) building trades Also called: tusk tenon a tenon shaped with an additional oblique shoulder to make a stronger jointvbto stab, tear, or gore with the tusks[Old English tūsc; related to Old Frisian tosk; see tooth] tusked adj ˈtuskˌlike adjtusk (tʌsk) n. 1. an animal tooth developed to great length, usu. one of a pair, as in the elephant, walrus, and wild boar, but singly in the narwhal. 2. a long, pointed, or protruding tooth. 3. a projection resembling the tusk of an animal. v.t. 4. to dig, tear, or gore with the tusks. [before 900; Middle English, metathetic variant of tux, Old English, variant of tusc, c. Old Frisian tusk; akin to tooth] tusk (tŭsk) A long, pointed tooth, usually one of a pair, projecting from the mouth of certain animals, such as elephants, walruses, and wild pigs.tusk Past participle: tusked Gerund: tusking
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I tusk | you tusk | he/she/it tusks | we tusk | you tusk | they tusk |
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I tusked | you tusked | he/she/it tusked | we tusked | you tusked | they tusked |
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I am tusking | you are tusking | he/she/it is tusking | we are tusking | you are tusking | they are tusking |
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I have tusked | you have tusked | he/she/it has tusked | we have tusked | you have tusked | they have tusked |
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I was tusking | you were tusking | he/she/it was tusking | we were tusking | you were tusking | they were tusking |
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I had tusked | you had tusked | he/she/it had tusked | we had tusked | you had tusked | they had tusked |
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I will tusk | you will tusk | he/she/it will tusk | we will tusk | you will tusk | they will tusk |
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I will have tusked | you will have tusked | he/she/it will have tusked | we will have tusked | you will have tusked | they will have tusked |
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I will be tusking | you will be tusking | he/she/it will be tusking | we will be tusking | you will be tusking | they will be tusking |
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I have been tusking | you have been tusking | he/she/it has been tusking | we have been tusking | you have been tusking | they have been tusking |
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I will have been tusking | you will have been tusking | he/she/it will have been tusking | we will have been tusking | you will have been tusking | they will have been tusking |
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I had been tusking | you had been tusking | he/she/it had been tusking | we had been tusking | you had been tusking | they had been tusking |
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I would tusk | you would tusk | he/she/it would tusk | we would tusk | you would tusk | they would tusk |
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I would have tusked | you would have tusked | he/she/it would have tusked | we would have tusked | you would have tusked | they would have tusked | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | tusk - a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walrusesivorytusk - a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hogdentin, dentine - a calcareous material harder and denser than bone that comprises the bulk of a tooth | | 2. | tusk - a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hogtusker - any mammal with prominent tusks (especially an elephant or wild boar)boar, Sus scrofa, wild boar - Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United Stateselephant - five-toed pachydermtooth - hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defenseivory, tusk - a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses | Verb | 1. | tusk - stab or pierce with a horn or tusk; "the rhino horned the explorer"hornpierce, thrust - penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument | | 2. | tusk - remove the tusks of animals; "tusk an elephant"detuskremove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" | Translationstusk (task) noun one of a pair of large curved teeth which project from the mouth of certain animals eg the elephant, walrus, wild boar etc. (象等)長牙,獠牙 (象等)长牙,獠牙 tusk
tusk1. a pointed elongated usually paired tooth in the elephant, walrus, and certain other mammals that is often used for fighting 2. the canine tooth of certain animals, esp horses tusk1. A beveled shoulder on a tenon to provide additional strength, the mortise being cut correspondingly. 2. A stone or brick in toothing.TUSK
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Synonyms for tusknoun a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walrusesSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or diggingRelated Words- tusker
- boar
- Sus scrofa
- wild boar
- elephant
- tooth
- ivory
- tusk
verb stab or pierce with a horn or tuskSynonymsRelated Wordsverb remove the tusks of animalsSynonymsRelated Words- remove
- take away
- withdraw
- take
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