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1. tusk
noun. ['ˈtʌsk'] a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog.
Synonyms
- boar
- elephant
- tooth
- wild boar
- Sus scrofa
- tusker
Antonyms
- pack
- dock
- burden
- saddle
Etymology
- tusk (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tux (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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Rhymes with Tusk
- brusque
- bruske
- rusk
- muske
- musk
- lusk
- kuske
- husk
- dusk
- cusk
- buske
- busk
How do you pronounce tusk?
Pronounce tusk as təsk.
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Sentences with tusk
1. Noun, singular or mass
Allow the elephant tusk to dry for six hours.
2. elephant-tusk
noun. annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak.
Synonyms
- devil's claw
- herb
- herbaceous plant
- common unicorn plant
- genus Proboscidea
- ram's horn
- Proboscidea
- common devil's claw
- Proboscidea louisianica
3. tusk
noun. ['ˈtʌsk'] a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses.
Synonyms
- ivory
- dentine
Antonyms
- lodge
- fuse
- ionate
Etymology
- tusk (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tux (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. tusk
verb. ['ˈtʌsk'] remove the tusks of animals.
Synonyms
- remove
- withdraw
- take
- take away
Antonyms
- iodinate
- string
- bridle
- kern
Etymology
- tusk (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tux (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. tusk
verb. ['ˈtʌsk'] stab or pierce with a horn or tusk.
Synonyms
- thrust
- horn
Antonyms
- hire
- stand still
- appear
Etymology
- tusk (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tux (Old English (ca. 450-1100))