Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cusp

3 senses of cusp

Sense 1
cusp -- (point formed by two intersecting arcs (as from the intrados of a Gothic arch))
       => point -- (sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil")

Sense 2
cusp, leaflet -- (a thin triangular flap of a heart valve)
       => flap -- (a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body)

Sense 3
cusp -- (small elevation on the grinding surface of a tooth)
       => point, tip, peak -- (a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points")