How Do You Spell TUSK?

Pronunciation: [tˈʌsk] (IPA)

The word "tusk" is spelled as /tʌsk/. The letter "t" represents the voiceless alveolar plosive sound /t/ and the letter "u" represents the open-mid back unrounded vowel sound /ʌ/. The letter "s" represents the voiceless alveolar fricative sound /s/. The spelling of "tusk" accurately reflects its pronunciation. The word refers to a long, pointed, ivory tooth that protrudes from the mouth of specific animals like walruses and elephants.

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TUSK Meaning and Definition

  1. Tusk is a noun that refers to a long, pointed, and usually elongated tooth that protrudes from the mouth of certain mammals. It is typically found in the upper jaw of animals like elephants, walruses, and boars. Tusk is often characterized by its strength, hardness, and durability, as it is composed of dense dentine, covered by enamel in elephants, or cementum in walruses. It serves various purposes depending on the animal species possessing it.

    In elephants, tusks are essential for tasks such as digging, gathering food, stripping bark from trees, and defending against predators. Moreover, they play a prominent role in social interactions, determining hierarchy and dominance within elephant herds. Interestingly, tusks in male elephants tend to be larger and more spectacular compared to females, and they may even engage in battles using their tusks to assert dominance during mating seasons.

    In walruses, tusks are elongated canine teeth that can grow up to 3 feet long, and they are primarily utilized for climbing out of water, breaking through ice, and pulling themselves onto land. These teeth also serve as powerful weapons during confrontations and establishing territorial disputes.

    Boars possess upper canine teeth that are referred to as tusks as well. In this case, their tusks are oriented downward, and they are often used for defense, fighting, and digging into the ground in search of food or constructing nests.

    Tusks hold significant cultural, historical, and commercial value, being sought after for their unique beauty and versatility.

  2. The long pointed tooth on each side of the upper jaw of certain animals, as the elephant and wild boar.

    Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

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Etymology of TUSK

The word "tusk" comes from the Old English word "tux", which is derived from the Old Norse word "tönn" or "tusk". In Proto-Germanic, the word was "tunthus", which derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "*dent-" meaning "tooth". The Proto-Indo-European root "*dent-" gave rise to various words related to teeth in different languages, including "dent" in English, "dent" in French, "dente" in Italian, "Zahn" in German, and many others. Over time, "tusk" specifically came to refer to the elongated, pointed teeth typically found in certain animals, like elephants, walruses, and narwhals.

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Plural form of TUSK is TUSKS

Conjugate verb Tusk

CONDITIONAL

I would tusk
you would tusk
he/she/it would tusk
we would tusk
they would tusk

CONDITIONAL CONTINUOUS

I would be tusking
you would be tusking
he/she/it would be tusking
we would be tusking
they would be tusking

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have tusk
you would have tusk
he/she/it would have tusk
we would have tusk
they would have tusk

CONDITIONAL PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I would have been tusking
you would have been tusking
he/she/it would have been tusking
we would have been tusking
they would have been tusking

FUTURE

I will tusk
you will tusk
he/she/it will tusk
we will tusk
they will tusk

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be tusking
you will be tusking
he/she/it will be tusking
we will be tusking
they will be tusking

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have tusked
you will have tusked
he/she/it will have tusked
we will have tusked
they will have tusked

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been tusking
you will have been tusking
he/she/it will have been tusking
we will have been tusking
they will have been tusking

IMPERATIVE

you tusk
we let´s tusk

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to tusk

PAST

I tusked
you tusked
he/she/it tusked
we tusked
they tusked

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was tusking
you were tusking
he/she/it was tusking
we were tusking
they were tusking

PAST PARTICIPLE

tusked

PAST PERFECT

I had tusked
you had tusked
he/she/it had tusked
we had tusked
they had tusked

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been tusking
you had been tusking
he/she/it had been tusking
we had been tusking
they had been tusking

PRESENT

I tusk
you tusk
he/she/it tusks
we tusk
they tusk

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am tusking
you are tusking
he/she/it is tusking
we are tusking
they are tusking

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

tusking

PRESENT PERFECT

I have tusked
you have tusked
he/she/it has tusked
we have tusked
they have tusked

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been tusking
you have been tusking
he/she/it has been tusking
we have been tusking
they have been tusking

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