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tusk
[ tuhsk ]
noun
- (in certain animals) a tooth developed to great length, usually one of a pair, as in the elephant, walrus, and wild boar, but singly in the narwhal.
- a long, pointed, or protruding tooth.
- a projection resembling the tusk of an animal.
- Also called gain. Carpentry. a diagonally cut shoulder at the end of a timber for strengthening a tenon.
verb (used with object)
- to dig up or tear off with the tusks.
- to gore with a tusk.
verb (used without object)
- to dig up or thrust at the ground with the tusks.
tusk
/ tʌsk /
noun
- a pointed elongated usually paired tooth in the elephant, walrus, and certain other mammals that is often used for fighting
- the canine tooth of certain animals, esp horses
- a sharp pointed projection
- Also calledtusk tenon building trades a tenon shaped with an additional oblique shoulder to make a stronger joint
verb
- to stab, tear, or gore with the tusks
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. Tusks are used for procuring food and as weapons.
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Derived Forms
- tusked, adjective
- ˈtuskˌlike, adjective
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Other Words From
- tuskless adjective
- tusklike adjective
- un·tusked adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tusk1
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Example Sentences
In the film world, it was really Kevin Smith who brought Osment back into the fold with Tusk.
Johnny Depp has a pretty sizeable role in Tusk as the Montreal private eye Guy LaPointe.
The first sequence of the show was set to "Tusk" by Fleetwood Mac.
As a patron of Tusk Trust, a conservation charity, Williamtravelled to Botswana in 2010 to raise awareness of the issue.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is making his first visit to Canada this week.
Some of them are found to have but one tusk, the other being torn out in fighting with each other, or falling out through age.
As for his face, all tusk and jaw and no brow, where had Parr gotten such an idea of it?
He held in his hand a curious wooden spear with a loose barb tipped with the tusk of a walrus.
I was therefore very desirous of adding the tusk of one of these wild boars to my trophies of the chase.
The three elephants killed were all bulls, that of Mr. Wallace having only one tusk.
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