| 单词 | tusk |
| 释义 | tusk (once / 1839 pages) nv A tusk is the long, pointed tooth seen on some animals, such as elephants, walruses, or hogs. Animals that have tusks can use them for protection against predators. Tusk rhymes with dusk. A tusk is a tooth that grows outward from an animal's mouth. How is a tusk different from a fang? Fangs are used to seize prey and bite and tear. Tusks, on the other hand, are used for defense and even as tools for digging or, in the cause of the walrus, for holding steady while on ice. WORD FAMILYtusk: detusk, tusker, tusking, tusks+/tusker: tuskers USAGE EXAMPLESNor should the leopard skin, the narwhal tusk and the whale meat. Washington Post(Dec 19, 2016) Years ago, he lent his name to billboards in Chinese cities that showed horrific piles of tusks. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) Years ago, he lent his name to large billboards appearing in Chinese cities that showed horrific piles of tusks. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1n a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog Hyper tooth hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense 2n a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses Syn|Hyper ivory dentin, dentine a calcareous material harder and denser than bone that comprises the bulk of a tooth 3v stab or pierce with a horn or tusk Syn|Hyper horn pierce, thrust penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument 4v remove the tusks of animals tusk an elephant Syn|Hyper detusk remove, take, take away, withdraw remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
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