tusk C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /tʌsk/ UK /tʌsk/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a long pointed tooth projecting from the mouth of certain animals Poachers prize the elephant's ivory tusk above all else. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a long pointed tooth... fangtoothivory Word family Derived forms tuskedtusker Related forms tush Etymology AI details From Old English tusc, tux ('canine tooth, grinder'), from Proto-Germanic *tunthskaz, related to tooth; the Old English form shows metathesis from earlier tux. tusc Old English *tunthskaz Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # tusk **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /tʌsk/ **IPA (UK):** /tʌsk/ ## Meanings 1. a long pointed tooth projecting from the mouth of certain animals ## Examples - Poachers prize the elephant's ivory tusk above all else. ## Synonyms - fang - tooth - ivory ## Derived Forms - tusked - tusker ## Related Forms - tush ## Roots and Affixes - Root: tusc - Root: *tunthskaz ## Etymology From Old English tusc, tux ('canine tooth, grinder'), from Proto-Germanic *tunthskaz, related to tooth; the Old English form shows metathesis from earlier tux. ## AI Etymology Tusk is from Old English tusc, tux ('canine tooth, grinder'), from Proto-Germanic *tunthskaz, related to tooth; the Old English form shows metathesis from earlier tux. Important recorded forms include tusc (Old English) and *tunthskaz (Proto-Germanic). The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers a long pointed tooth projecting from the mouth of certain animals. The wider family includes derived forms such as tusked and tusker and related words such as tush. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown