| NOUN | substance | ivory, tusk | a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses |
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| attribute | ivory, bone, pearl, off-white | a shade of white the color of bleached bones |
| Sounds | ay'veriy; ay'vriy | |
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| Rhymes | accessory ... worry: 201 rhymes with eriy... | |
| accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy... | ||
| Meaning | A hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses. | |
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| Synonym | tusk | |
| Broader | dentine, dentin | A calcareous material harder and denser than bone that comprises the bulk of a tooth |
| Substance of | tusk | A long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging |
| Spanish | marfil | |
| Catalan | ivori, marfil, vori | |
| Meaning | A shade of white the color of bleached bones. | |
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| Synonyms | bone, pearl, off-white | |
| Broader | white, whiteness | The quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black) |
| Spanish | blanco apagado, blanco roto, hueso, marfil, perla | |
| Catalan | ivori, marfil | |
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