Meaning of "tusk" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TUSK

Old English tūsc; related to Old Frisian tosk.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF TUSK

tusk  [tʌsk]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TUSK

Tusk is a verb and can also act as 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.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb tusk in English.

WHAT DOES TUSK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tusk

Tusks are elongated, continuously growing front teeth, usually but not always in pairs, that protrude well beyond the mouth of certain mammal species. They are most commonly canines, as with warthogs, pig, and walruses, or, in the case of elephants, elongated incisors. In most tusked species both the males and the females have tusks although the males' are larger. Tusks are generally curved, though the narwhal's sole tusk is straight and has a helical structure. In the elephant, the tusks were originally second incisors. Continuous growth is enabled by formative tissues in the apical openings of the roots of the teeth.

Definition of tusk in the English dictionary

The first definition of tusk in the dictionary is a pointed elongated usually paired tooth in the elephant, walrus, and certain other mammals that is often used for fighting. Other definition of tusk is the canine tooth of certain animals, esp horses. Tusk is also a sharp pointed projection.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TUSK

PRESENT

Present

I tusk

you tusk

he/she/it tusks

we tusk

you tusk

they tusk

Present continuous

I am tusking

you are tusking

he/she/it is tusking

we are tusking

you are tusking

they are tusking

Present perfect

I have tusked

you have tusked

he/she/it has tusked

we have tusked

you 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

you have been tusking

they have been tusking

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I tusked

you tusked

he/she/it tusked

we tusked

you tusked

they tusked

Past continuous

I was tusking

you were tusking

he/she/it was tusking

we were tusking

you were tusking

they were tusking

Past perfect

I had tusked

you had tusked

he/she/it had tusked

we had tusked

you 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

you had been tusking

they had been tusking

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will tusk

you will tusk

he/she/it will tusk

we will tusk

you 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

you 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

you 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

you will have been tusking

they will have been tusking

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would tusk

you would tusk

he/she/it would tusk

we would tusk

you 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

you 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

you 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

you would have been tusking

they would have been tusking

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you tusk
we let´s tusk
you tusk

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to tusk

Past participle

tusked

Present Participle

tusking

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF TUSK

Find out the translation of tusk to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of tusk from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tusk» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: > 长牙
• Translator English - Spanish: colmillo
• English: tusk
• Translator English - Hindi: Tusk
• Translator English - Arabic: ناب
• Translator English - Russian: бивень
• Translator English - Portuguese: presa
• Translator English - Bengali: দন্ত
• Translator English - French: défense
• Translator English - Malay: Tusk
• Translator English - German: Stoßzahn
• Translator English - Japanese: きば
• Translator English - Korean: > 엄니
• Translator English - Javanese: Tusk
• Translator English - Vietnamese: răng nanh
• Translator English - Tamil: யானையின் தந்தம்
• Translator English - Marathi: दप्तर
• Translator English - Turkish: uzun diş
• Translator English - Italian: zanna
• Translator English - Polish: Tusk
• Translator English - Ukrainian: бивень
• Translator English - Romanian: Tusk
• Translator English - Greek: μπρόσμιου
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Tusk
• Translator English - Swedish: bete
• Translator English - Norwegian: brosme

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TUSK»

Discover the use of tusk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tusk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Broken Tusk: Stories of the Hindu God Ganesha

Collects seventeen legends about the elephant-headed Hindu god of new beginnings.

Uma Krishnaswami, 2006

Fleetwood Mac's Tusk

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Rob Trucks, 2011

Tusk

Deep in Africa, Michael and Katya are in desperate danger.

Colin Bateman, 2011

Beast Quest #17: The Dark Realm: Tusk the Mighty Mammoth

Step into the Dark Realm--but beware Tusk's razor sharp namesakes!

Adam Blade, 2011

Tusk Tusk

Polly Stenham. IT. I' LAYS. Polly. Stenl'Tlam. Tusk. Tu. -. Polly Stenham Tusk Tusk fi faber andfaber He hid the. Front Cover.

Polly Stenham, 2009

Tusk Tusk

After the white elephants and the black elephants kill each other off, the grey descendants of those nonfighting elephants who hid during the war emerge, only to eventually find new differences to set them against each other.

David McKee, 2006

Tusk and Stone

Arjun, a Brahmin boy sold into slavery, lost his past in an instant and begins to fight for his future.

Malcolm Bosse, 2009

Tusk! tusk!

Waking up on his birthday with a toothache, Elephant visits the dentist and learns about proper tooth care.

Annie Mitra, 1990

Tusk The Mighty Mammoth

Tom is forced to follow Malvel's evil beast, Tusk the mighty mammoth, into the dreaded forests of the Dark Realm, in order to save Ferno the fire dragon from Tusk's path of destruction.

Adam Blade, 2010

SOS Adventure: Tusk

When danger threatens, call SOS! Packed with excitement and adventure, this will appeal to boys – and girls – everywhere.

Colin Bateman, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TUSK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tusk is used in the context of the following news items.

European leaders scrap plans for migrant quota system

“We have no consensus among member states on mandatory quotas for migrants,” said Donald Tusk, the president of the European council. “It will take much ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»

EU's Tusk says counts on Cameron to back Britain staying in EU

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Council President Donald Tusk said on Friday he counted on re-elected British Prime Minister David Cameron to make the ... «Yahoo News, May 15»

Remarks by President Tusk following the EU-Ukraine summit in Kyiv

We have just concluded the 17th EU-Ukraine Summit. It was, however, the first summit taking place under the new EU-Ukraine Association Agreement. «EU News, Apr 15»

Britain's Cameron sees hope for his EU 'Mission: Impossible'

Tusk, who chairs EU summits and represents EU governments in managing the ... the United Kingdom's concerns," Tusk, a center-right politician like Cameron, ... «Reuters, Mar 15»

Russia's Lavrov says EU's Tusk stoking tension over Ukraine

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused European Council President Donald Tusk and Brussels bureaucrats on Tuesday of ... «Yahoo News, Mar 15»

Obama, European Council's Tusk to meet March 9: White House

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and European Council President Donald Tusk will meet at the White House on March 9 to discuss the ... «Yahoo! Maktoob News, Feb 15»

EU's Tusk to push for airline data sharing after attack

Tusk said of the killing of 12 people in Paris on Wednesday: "Such dramatic events demonstrate the vulnerability of nations in today's world. The European ... «Reuters, Jan 15»

We'll get to it next year

Beyond Mr Tusk's performance, this reporter noted two points of interest. The first was that just because European Union leaders like something, it doesn't mean ... «The Economist, Dec 14»

New EU leader Donald Tusk makes tough unity pledge

The new chairman of EU summits, former Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, says the EU needs unity and "ruthless determination" to end the economic crisis ... «BBC News, Dec 14»

Black Tusk bassist Jonathan Athon dies after motorcycle crash

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The bass player for the heavy metal band Black Tusk has died after being critically injured in a weekend motorcycle crash near his Georgia ... «New York Daily News, Nov 14»