Tusk vs Mission - What's the difference?
tusk | mission |
One of a pair of elongated pointed teeth that extend outside the mouth of an animal such as walrus, elephant or wild boar.
A small projection on a (tusk) tenon.
A tusk shell.
(carpentry) A projecting member like a tenon, and serving the same or a similar purpose, but composed of several steps, or offsets, called teeth .
(countable) A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer.
(uncountable) Religious evangelism.
(uncountable) (the missions) collective term for third world charities, particularly those which preach as well as provide aid.
(countable) (Catholic tradition) an infrequent gathering of religious believers in a parish, usually part of a larger regional event with a central theme.
A number of people appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy.
* Francis Bacon
(obsolete) dismissal; discharge from service
A work.
As nouns the difference between tusk and mission
is that tusk is one of a pair of elongated pointed teeth that extend outside the mouth of an animal such as walrus, elephant or wild boar or tusk can be a fish, the torsk while mission is mission (all senses).As a verb tusk
is to dig up using a tusk, as boars do.tusk
English
(wikipedia tusk)Etymology 1
From (etyl) tusk (also tux, tusch), from (etyl) . More at (l).Noun
(en noun)- Until the CITES sales ban, elephant tusks were the 'backbone' of the legal ivory trade.
References
* *Etymology 2
mission
English
(wikipedia mission)Noun
- In these ships there should be a mission of three of the fellows or brethren of Solomon's house.