Thesaurus: tusk

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1. n. Same as Torsk.
2. n. One of the elongated incisor or canine teeth of the wild boar, elephant, etc.; hence, any long, protruding tooth.
3. n. A toothshell, or Dentalium; -- called also tusk-shell.
4. n. A projecting member like a tenon, and serving the same or a similar purpose, but composed of several steps, or offsets. Thus, in the illustration, a is the tusk, and each of the several parts, or offsets, is called a tooth.
5. v. i. To bare or gnash the teeth.
6. n. a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
7. n. a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog
8. v. stab or pierce with a horn or tusk
9. v. remove the tusks of animals
10. Same as Torsk. 1. (Zoöl.) One of the elongated incisor or canine teeth of the wild boar, elephant, etc.; hence, any long, protruding tooth. 2. (Zoöl.) A toothshell, or Dentalium; -- called also tusk-shell. 3. (Carp.) A projecting member like a tenon, and serving the same or a similar purpose, but composed of several steps, or offsets. Thus, in the illustration, a is the tusk, and each of the several parts, or offsets, is called a tooth. To bare or gnash the teeth. [Obs.]
11. v:11/n:89 n. a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog v. remove the tusks of animals