Tusk (Noun)
Meaning 1
A long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Related Words
Meaning 2
A hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The tusk of the elephant was prized for its beauty and durability.
- Walruses use their tusks to haul themselves out of the water and onto the ice.
- The museum exhibit featured a massive tusk from a prehistoric mammoth.
- The elephant's tusk was carefully carved into a delicate figurine.
- The ivory tusk was highly valued for its smooth, creamy texture.