TUSKS Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word tusks. (close relations)
Definition of TUSKS
tusked
Best Alternative Words for TUSKS
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fangs | nounn | |||||||
noun • an appendage of insects that is capable of injecting venom; usually evolved from the legs • a Bantu language spoken in Cameroon • canine tooth of a carnivorous animal; used to seize and tear its prey • hollow or grooved tooth of a venomous snake; used to inject its poison | ||||||||
incisors | nounn | |||||||
noun • a tooth for cutting or gnawing; located in the front of the mouth in both jaws | ||||||||
ivories | nounn | |||||||
noun • a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses • a shade of white the color of bleached bones | ||||||||
detusk | verbv | |||||||
verb • remove the tusks of animals | ||||||||
horn | nounn | |||||||
noun • a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it • one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates • a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning • a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather) • a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves • any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn • the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails • a device having the shape of a horn • an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound • a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves • a device on an automobile for making a warning noise verb • stab or pierce with a horn or tusk | ||||||||
ivory | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses • a shade of white the color of bleached bones |