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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CUSK

Probably alteration of tusk of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse thorskr codfish.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CUSK

cusk  [kʌsk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CUSK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cusk is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CUSK


busk
bʌsk
cornhusk
ˈkɔːnˌhʌsk
dusk
dʌsk
fusc
fʌsk
husk
hʌsk
lusk
lʌsk
musk
mʌsk
predusk
priːˈdʌsk
rusk
rʌsk
subfusc
ˈsʌbfʌsk
tsk
tʌsk
tusk
tʌsk
unhusk
ʌnˈhʌsk
Usk
ʌsk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CUSK

cushion cover
cushion plant
cushioned
cushionet
cushioning
cushionless
cushiony
Cushitic
cushty
cushy
CUSO
cusp
cuspal
cuspate
cuspated
cusped
cuspid
cuspidal
cuspidate
cuspidated

WORDS THAT END LIKE CUSK

a big ask
ask
asterisk
at risk
desk
disk
Donetsk
fisk
front desk
hard disk
help desk
high-risk
kiosk
mask
Minsk
mollusk
Nynorsk
risk
sk
task

Synonyms and antonyms of cusk in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cusk» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CUSK

Find out the translation of cusk to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cusk from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cusk» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

cusk
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

brosmio
570 millions of speakers

English

cusk
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

cusk
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

cusk
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

cusk
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cusk
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

cusk
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

brosmes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cusk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lumb
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カワミンタイ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

cusk
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cusk
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

cusk
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Cusk
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कर्कश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cusk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Cusk
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cusk
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

cusk
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cusk
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Κοκκινοφίδιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

cusk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lubb
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brosme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cusk

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CUSK»

The term «cusk» is regularly used and occupies the 86.569 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CUSK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cusk

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CUSK»

Discover the use of cusk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cusk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Aftermath: On Marriage and Separation
Presents a study on divorce and its place in modern society from the perspective of the recently-divorced author, discussing the pain that accompanies ending a relationship as well as the new opportunities it presents.
Rachel Cusk, 2012
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A Life's Work
Oprah Winfrey invited her on the show to defend herself and the book as protests grew about the its honest, gritty account of the misery of those early months.
Rachel Cusk, 2014
3
Arlington Park
Set over the course of a single rainy day, the novel moves from one household to another, and through the passing hours conducts a deep examination of its characters' lives: of Juliet, enraged at the victory of men over women in family life ...
Rachel Cusk, 2010
4
Saving Agnes
Agnes Day - sub-editor, suburbanite, failure extraordinaire - is unwell.
Rachel Cusk, 2013
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The Bradshaw Variations: A Novel
The Bradshaw Variations reveals how our choices, our loves, and the family life we build will always be an echo—a variation—of a theme played out in our own childhood.
Rachel Cusk, 2010
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Angling in the Smile of the Great Spirit
32 The cusk is a strange looking fish, with a single barbel beneath the lower jaw. I frequently catch them through the ice. Cusk are found only in cold, deep lakes. In summer cusk become inactive actually hibernating, while, in winter, they ...
Harold C. Lyon, 2006
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The Country Life: A Novel
Winter 2000
Rachel Cusk, 2000
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The Lucky Ones
A rare novel that illuminates "the bustling concourses of life" without sacrificing emotional depth and complexity, The Lucky Ones confirms Rachel Cusk's place among our most incisive writers.
Rachel Cusk, 2005
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U.S. Import Statistics for Fishery and Marine-Related ...
(See Cusk) 1101597 CUSK, HADDOCK, HAKE AND POLLOCK, FROZEN (LB)** (See Cusk) 1104730 HADDOCK, SKINNED AND BONED, IN FRZ BLOCKS WEIGH OV 10LBS (LB) 1105000 COD, CUSK, HADDOCK, POLLOCK, HAKE ETC ...
Kevin M. Yokoyama, Kulavit Wanitprapha, Stuart Tadashi Nakamoto, 1989
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Encyclopedia of Contemporary Writers and Their Works
Cusk, Rachel (1960) and Jamaica Kincaid's Annie John (1985). But the novel's nearest contemporary counterpart may be Jonathan SaFran Foer's Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2005), in which Foer employs a nine-year-old narrator, ...
Geoff Hamilton, Brian Jones, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CUSK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cusk is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Passivity Project
Rachel Cusk is an English writer, 48 years old, with eight novels and three memoirs to her name. In the most recent memoir, Aftermath, ... «The Nation., Jul 15»
2
Why the Almeida's 'getting the Greeks out of the attic'
Cusk, for example, who has written provocatively about motherhood and divorce, seemed a good choice to translate Medea, who slays her ... «Islington Gazette, Jul 15»
3
Saltwater Fishing Report
Anglers targeting groundfish can expect a mix of pollock, haddock, hake, redfish and cusk. Both jigs, coupled with a teaser, and bait are ... «Press Herald, Jul 15»
4
The secret lives of red snappers revealed
The most-commonly eaten fish were pipefish, snake eels, sea robins, pinfish, striped anchovies, cusk eels and pigfish. Most of these are not ... «Louisiana Sportsman, Jul 15»
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Literary listings
Michel Faber, David Nicholls, Rachel Cusk, Neel Mukherjee and Graham Norton are among the guests announced for this year's festival, which ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
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Atlantic salmon count on the Penobscot up to 560
... 3 cusk, 32 fallfish, 26 landlocked salmon, 6 largemouth bass, 1 northern pike, 4 pumpkinseed, 47 redbreat sunfish, 588,797 river herring, 485 ... «Bangor Daily News, Jul 15»
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Candace Bushnell: By the Book
... “Evil Under the Sun,” by Agatha Christie; “Outline,” by Rachel Cusk; “The Good House,” by Ann Leary; “The Long Secret,” by Louise Fitzhugh; ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
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Review: Vendela Vida's 'The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty' Offers …
... raft of other books in which clever, competent women flee disintegrating marriages for distant lands, like Rachel Cusk's “Outline” or Catherine ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
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Food Writer Melissa Hemsley reviews Outline by Rachel Cusk
My first Rachel Cusk novel, Outline, is a beautifully told story of love, betrayal, ambition and loss and it had me captivated from the first line. «FemaleFirst.co.uk, May 15»
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Paperbacks: The Zone of Interest by Martin Amis, Outline by Rachel …
Paperbacks: The Zone of Interest by Martin Amis, Outline by Rachel Cusk and Thrive by Richard Layard and David M Clark. The Zone of ... «Evening Standard, May 15»

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