English dictionary
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English noun: tusk | |||
| 1. | tusk (substance) a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses | ||
| Synonyms | ivory | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dentin, dentine | ||
| Substance meronym | tusk | ||
| 2. | tusk (animal) a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | tooth | ||
| Part meronym | boar, elephant, Sus scrofa, tusker, wild boar | ||
| Substance holonym | ivory, tusk | ||
English verb: tusk | |||
| 1. | tusk (contact) stab or pierce with a horn or tusk | ||
| Samples | The rhino horned the explorer. | ||
| Synonyms | horn | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pierce, thrust | ||
| 2. | tusk (change) remove the tusks of animals | ||
| Samples | Tusk an elephant. | ||
| Synonyms | detusk | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
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