tusk

Nouns

  • (n) a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses ivory,
  • (n) a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog

Verbs

  • (v) stab or pierce with a horn or tusk
    • the rhino horned the explorer
    horn,
  • (v) remove the tusks of animals
    • tusk an elephant
    detusk,

Synonyms

ivory horn detusk

Words of close approximity

tush
tub tug tum tun tup tut tux
tuba tube tuck Tues tufa tuff tuft Tulu Tums tuna tune tung Tupi turd turf Turk turn TURP tush tutu
tusked Tuskegee tusker tusk shell