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    tusk

    US /tʌsk/

    ・

    UK /tʌsk/

    C1
    n. (c.)Countable NounLong curved pointed tooth, e.g. like an elephant
    Though they are not usually dangerous, one should still be careful of angering an elephant because they could hurt you with their tusk

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    Things Poland has but Taiwan doesn't!

    12:27Things Poland has but Taiwan doesn't!
    • Tusk! (ex Prime Minister of Poland)

      Tusk! (ex Prime Minister of Poland)

    • Tusk! (ex Prime Minister of Poland)

      Tusk! (ex Prime Minister of Poland)

    B1

    What BRITS REALLY THINK About the POLISH | Easy English 190

    11:35What BRITS REALLY THINK About the POLISH | Easy English 190
    • Donald Tusk.

      Donald Tusk.

    • Donald Tusk.

      Donald Tusk.

    B1

    Panorama - Ivory Wars: Out of Africa (12 Apr 2012) [BBC]

    59:10Panorama - Ivory Wars: Out of Africa  (12 Apr 2012) [BBC]
    • I'm also interested in a very big tusk. That would be nice.

      I'm also interested in a very big tusk. That would be nice.

    • 'The guy came back with a very, very big tusk.

      'The guy came back with a very, very big tusk.

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    New Russian tactic on the second consecutive night of attacks on Kyiv

    10:48New Russian tactic on the second consecutive night of attacks on Kyiv
    • Donald Tusk, for instance, the prime minister of Poland, was saying that there will be no recovery without victory.

      Donald Tusk, for instance, the prime minister of Poland, was saying that there will be no recovery without victory.

    • Donald Tusk, for instance, the Prime Minister of Poland, was saying that there will be no recovery without victory.

      Donald Tusk, for instance, the Prime Minister of Poland, was saying that there will be no recovery without victory.

    B1

    House of Cards - Season 2 - Official Trailer - Netflix [HD]

    02:22House of Cards - Season 2 - Official Trailer - Netflix [HD]
    • Tusk is in town. He's meeting with the President in 49 minutes.

      Tusk is in town. He's meeting with the President in 49 minutes.

    • Tusk is in town.

      Tusk is in town.

    B1

    Interesting Facts About ELEPHANTS

    03:07Interesting Facts About ELEPHANTS
    • Elephants prefer one tusk over the other, just as people are either left or right-handed.

      Elephants prefer one tusk over the other, just as people are either left or right-handed.

    • Elephants prefer one tusk over the other, just as people

      Elephants prefer one tusk over the other, just as people

    B2

    House of Cards - Season 2 - Teaser Trailer - Netflix - HD

    02:01House of Cards - Season 2 - Teaser Trailer - Netflix - HD
    • [Tusk] The tip of your iceberg is melting, Frank.

      [Tusk] The tip of your iceberg is melting, Frank.

    • [Tusk] I have no choice but to retaliate.

      [Tusk] I have no choice but to retaliate.

    B1

    Sea Otters LOVE Ice! But Why -- A Marine Biologist EXPLAINS

    09:50Sea Otters LOVE Ice! But Why -- A Marine Biologist EXPLAINS
    • Back to teeth. Let's talk about the most unique tooth in the ocean, narwhals. Also known as the unicorns of the sea because of their most impressive asset, their tusk. These tusks are actually a canine tooth that projects from the left side of the upper jaw through the lip and forms a left-handed helix spiral. Some males, about 1 in 500, actually have two tusks. Scientists are still debating and searching for the biological function of the tusk. And while the answer is still unknown, the leading theory is that it's somehow involved in a mating or breeding display because of the fact that males tend to have them more often than females. However, recent analysis has shown that the tusk is a highly innervated sensory organ with millions of nerve endings. So, it appears that this tusk is some sort of sixth sense that helps the animals feel around their dark, wintery, cold world. There are very few tusked animals in the world and only one other tusked marine mammal. It just so happens to be my favorite animal of all time, the walrus. Just like narwhals, the tusks of the walrus grow throughout their lives. They're basically modified canine teeth. They can reach about a meter in length and the root of that tusk grows very close to the sinuses in the walrus. The depth of these canine roots makes dental health for walruses extremely important because they can easily break or chip tusks. And if those tusks get a break or a chip, an infection, an abscess, that infection can very easily make its way up to the sinus and even into the brain. In the beginning of the video,

      Back to teeth. Let's talk about the most unique tooth in the ocean, narwhals. Also known as the unicorns of the sea because of their most impressive asset, their tusk. These tusks are actually a canine tooth that projects from the left side of the upper jaw through the lip and forms a left-handed helix spiral. Some males, about 1 in 500, actually have two tusks. Scientists are still debating and searching for the biological function of the tusk. And while the answer is still unknown, the leading theory is that it's somehow involved in a mating or breeding display because of the fact that males tend to have them more often than females. However, recent analysis has shown that the tusk is a highly innervated sensory organ with millions of nerve endings. So, it appears that this tusk is some sort of sixth sense that helps the animals feel around their dark, wintery, cold world. There are very few tusked animals in the world and only one other tusked marine mammal. It just so happens to be my favorite animal of all time, the walrus. Just like narwhals, the tusks of the walrus grow throughout their lives. They're basically modified canine teeth. They can reach about a meter in length and the root of that tusk grows very close to the sinuses in the walrus. The depth of these canine roots makes dental health for walruses extremely important because they can easily break or chip tusks. And if those tusks get a break or a chip, an infection, an abscess, that infection can very easily make its way up to the sinus and even into the brain. In the beginning of the video,

    • I mentioned that teeth usually have specialized functions. Most people assume that the specialized function of a walrus tusk is for fighting or sparring, but unlike narwhals, all walruses have tusks, even all the females. Walruses use their tusks as levers to basically pull their hulking bodies out of the water. Walruses are the heaviest member of the pinniped family.

      I mentioned that teeth usually have specialized functions. Most people assume that the specialized function of a walrus tusk is for fighting or sparring, but unlike narwhals, all walruses have tusks, even all the females. Walruses use their tusks as levers to basically pull their hulking bodies out of the water. Walruses are the heaviest member of the pinniped family.

    C1

    Annoying Orange - Pasta la vista, Baby!

    17:22Annoying Orange - Pasta la vista, Baby!
    • And that's when the first tusk jutted out of his mouth, then another, then a tail, and a snout.

      And that's when the first tusk jutted out of his mouth, then another, then a tail, and a snout.

    • And that's when the first tusk jutted out of his mouth, then another, then a tail, then a snout.

      And that's when the first tusk jutted out of his mouth, then another, then a tail, then a snout.

    B1

    Why Zelenskyy-Nawrocki talks signal a push to reset Poland–Ukraine relations | DW News

    04:03Why Zelenskyy-Nawrocki talks signal a push to reset Poland–Ukraine relations | DW News
    • I would assume that Zelensky, he has an easier time when he meets with Prime Minister Donald Tusk, am I reading that correctly?

      I would assume that Zelensky, he has an easier time when he meets with Prime Minister Donald Tusk, am I reading that correctly?

    • And I would assume that Zelenskyy, he has an easier time when he meets with Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

      And I would assume that Zelenskyy, he has an easier time when he meets with Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

    B1