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tusk vs horn

horn vs tusk

tusk and horn both are nouns.

tusk and horn both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tusk Yes No Yes No
horn Yes No Yes No
As verbs, tusk and horn are synonyms defined as:
  • tusk and horn: stab or pierce with a horn or tusk
tusk (noun) horn (noun)
a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn
a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves
a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound
a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather)
a device on an automobile for making a warning noise
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
a device having the shape of a horn
a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning
the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails
tusk (verb) horn (verb)
remove the tusks of animals stab or pierce with a horn or tusk
stab or pierce with a horn or tusk
Difference between tusk and horn

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