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tusk

/tʌsk/

Translations

tusknoun

tusks

/tʌsk/

бивень

The elephant used its tusk to dig for water.

Слон использовал свой бивень, чтобы копать воду.

Additional translations

Synonyms

tuskverb

tusked

Past Simple

tusked

Past Participle

tusking

Gerund

/tʌsk/

пронзать

The elephant tusked the tree with great force.

Слон пронзил дерево с большой силой.

Synonyms

tuskadjective

Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "tusk ivory").

Definitions

tusknoun

A long, pointed tooth, usually one of a pair, that protrudes from the mouth of certain animals such as elephants, walruses, and wild boars.

The elephant used its tusk to dig for water in the dry riverbed.

A projecting part resembling a tusk, such as a pointed tooth on a machine or tool.

The carpenter used a tool with a tusk to carve intricate designs into the wood.

The ivory material of a tusk used especially for carving or ornamentation.

The artisan carved the necklace from mammoth tusk.

tuskverb

To dig or tear with a tusk.

The wild boar tusked the ground in search of roots.

tuskadjective

Attributive: relating to, made of, or derived from a tusk.

The museum displayed tusk artifacts from the ancient settlement.