Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
tusk
IPA transcription: [t'ʌsk]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
tusk
Meaning:
a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog
Synonyms:
ivory, tusk
Meaning:
a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
tusk, detusk
Meaning:
remove the tusks of animals; "tusk an elephant"
Synonyms:
horn, tusk
Meaning:
stab or pierce with a horn or tusk; "the rhino horned the explorer"
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