Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "tusk" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

milk tusk tusked tuskless tusklike

Etymologically Related To

tooth

Context

carpentry

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

dentin dentine pierce pull remove take take away take off thrust tooth withdraw

Type Of (IsA)

extruded body part ivory tooth

Manner Of

remove

Part Of

elephant tusker wild boar

Related Terms

tusk tenon tusked tusker tusklike tusky

Related Terms

animal animal tooth animals barbs bare big big tooth boars bone colour dig up elephant elephant barbs elephant face elephant fang elephant feature elephant horn elephant horns elephant ivory elephant mouth elephant part elephant protrusion elephant scaring elephant teeth elephant tooth elephant weapon elephants elephants heads elephants mouth elephants tooth elephants walrus face fang feature fighting from elephant gnash gore goring heads horn horns ivory ivory elephant long mammoth mammoth horn mammoth teeth mouth offset on elephants part plough point protrusion scaring share sharp sharp point step teeth tenon tooth tooth horn torsk tusk shell tusk tenon tusked tusker tusklike tusky very very long walrus weapon white white colour wild boar

Synonym Network

horn ivory

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.