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How to pronounce “tusk

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Practice the English pronunciation of tusk with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
The most detailed map of galaxies, black holes and stars ever madeThis tusk is over 30,000 years old.
Definition summary
One of a pair of elongated pointed teeth that extend outside the mouth of an animal such as walrus, elephant or wild boar, and which continue to grow throughout the animal's life.

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How to pronounce tusk

The most detailed map of galaxies, black holes and stars ever made

This tusk is over 30,000 years old.

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “tusk

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • One of a pair of elongated pointed teeth that extend outside the mouth of an animal such as walrus, elephant or wild boar, and which continue to grow throughout the animal's life.
  • A small projection on a (tusk) tenon.
  • A tusk shell.
  • (carpentry) A projecting member like a tenon, and serving the same or a similar purpose, but composed of several steps, or offsets, called teeth.[1]
  • A sharp point.
  • The share of a plough.
  • [Verb]
  • To dig up using a tusk, as boars do.
  • To gore with the tusks.
  • (obsolete) To bare or gnash the teeth.

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