Tusk
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtʌsk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tusk is a noun meaning A small projection on a (tusk) tenon.
Meaning
A small projection on a (tusk) tenon.
More Meanings
- A tusk shell.
- A sharp point.
- The share of a plough.
- To dig up using a tusk, as boars do.
- To gore with the tusks.
- One of a pair of elongated pointed teeth (either cuspids or incisors) that extend outside the mouth of an animal such as walrus, elephant or wild boar, and which continue to grow throughout the animal's life.
- (carpentry) A projecting member like a tenon, and serving the same or a similar purpose, but composed of several steps, or offsets, called teeth.
Example Sentences
Until the CITES sales ban, elephant tusks were the 'backbone' of the legal ivory trade.
Word Forms
- tusks
- tusking
- tusked
Synonyms for tusk
Depending on context, synonyms include torsk, cusk, horn, detusk, ivory.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ivory, horn, detusk, walrus, narwhal, cusk.
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