Defenition of the word tusk
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Defenition of the word tusk
- An extremely long tooth of certain mammals that protrudes when the mouth is closed.
- stab or pierce with a horn or tusk; of animals
- a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
- a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog
- remove the tusks of animals
- remove the tusks of animals; "tusk an elephant"
- stab or pierce with a horn or tusk; "the rhino horned the explorer"
- stab or pierce with a horn or tusk
Synonyms for the word tusk
Meronymys for the word tusk
Hypernyms for the word tusk
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- dentin
- dentine
- pierce
- remove
- take
- take away
- thrust
- tooth
- withdraw
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