Hyphenation of tusk

Are you trying to hyphenate tusk? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.

tusk

Definitions of tusk:

1.	A hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
2.	A long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging Especially in an elephant or walrus or hog
3.	Stab or pierce with a horn or tusk The rhino horned the explorer
4.	Remove the tusks of animals Tusk an elephant

Synonyms of tusk:

noun	ivory, dentine, dentin
noun	tooth
verb	horn, pierce, thrust
verb	detusk, remove, take, take away, withdraw

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The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.