tusk

/tˈʌsk/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
2. a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog

verb

1. stab or pierce with a horn or tusk
   “the rhino horned the explorer”
2. remove the tusks of animals
   “tusk an elephant”

Synonyms for tusk

• ivory
• horn
• detusk

Words that rhyme with tusk

• cusk
• husk
• dusk
• musk
• brusque
• busk
• cornhusk
• rusk
• bruske
• buske
• kuske
• lusk
• muske