HORN

/hɔːn/ ► audio Scrabble 7 Words With Friends 7

Definition

  1. verb stab or pierce with a horn or tusk. — synonyms: tusk
  2. noun a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it.
  3. noun one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates.
  4. noun a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning.
  5. noun a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather). — synonyms: saddle_horn
  6. noun a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone. — synonyms: cornet, trumpet, trump
  7. noun any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn.
  8. noun the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails.
  9. noun a device having the shape of a horn.
  10. noun an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound.
  11. noun a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves. — synonyms: French_horn
  12. noun a device on an automobile for making a warning noise. — synonyms: automobile_horn, car_horn, motor_horn, hooter

Examples

  • “an umbrella with a handle made of horn”
  • “hunting horn”
  • “The shot was after the horn and therefore did not count.”

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