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  1. ivory, tusknoun

    a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses

    Synonyms:
    bone, off-white, pearl, ivory

  2. tuskverb

    a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog

    Synonyms:
    ivory

  3. horn, tuskverb

    stab or pierce with a horn or tusk

    "the rhino horned the explorer"

    Synonyms:
    detusk, horn

  4. tusk, detuskverb

    remove the tusks of animals

    "tusk an elephant"

    Synonyms:
    detusk, horn

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  1. tusknoun

    Synonyms:
    tush, fang, pointed tooth

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  1. List of paraphrases for "tusk":

    cusk

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How to use tusk in a sentence?

  1. Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades:

    I conveyed to President Tusk our position that the Republic of Cyprus does not intend to consent to the opening of any chapters if Turkey does not fulfill its obligations as described in the negotiating framework.

  2. Boris Johnson:

    If Donald Tusk doesn't want to go down as Mr No Deal then I hope that point will be borne in mind by him, too.

  3. Steve Smith:

    Mr. Zarauskas is a sporadically employed New Jersey construction worker who likes to go to flea markets, he was never present when a tusk crossed the border, and we think any suggestion that he knew the tusks were illegal is shaky.

  4. Steven Haddock:

    You start to' expect the unexpected' when exploring the deep sea, but I'm still stunned that we came upon the ancient tusk of a mammoth, our work examining this exciting discovery is just beginning and we look forward to sharing more information in the future.

  5. John Cruden:

    Each illegally traded horn or tusk represents not an antique object but a dead animal. Wildlife trafficking entails poaching, bribery, smuggling and organized crime.


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