Synonyms for tusk

Most common

ivory · fang · cusk · torsk

All synonyms

Noun

Verb

Definitions

1. n. 1

   One of a pair of elongated pointed teeth (either cuspids or incisors) 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.

   Until the CITES sales ban, elephant tusks were the 'backbone' of the legal ivory trade.

2. v. 1

   To dig up using a tusk, as boars do.

Related words

Word family

tusked tussock tusky

Phrases

tusk shell

Forms

Plural

tusks → ivories, fangs, tushes, cusks…

Past participle

tusked
e.g. tusked → horned, detusked…

Example sentences

• ivory At his side, he carried an ivory and silver sword.
• fang Read the lessons in "Spoken Hokkien" by Meili Fang.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

horn¹, fang¹, tush¹, cusk¹

5 letters

ivory³, torsk

6 letters

detusk

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ivory³ = 3 syllables).