HORN
Scrabble letter values: H4O1R1N1 = 7
Definition
- verb stab or pierce with a horn or tusk. — synonyms: tusk
- noun a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it.
- noun one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates.
- noun a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning.
- noun a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather). — synonyms: saddle_horn
- noun a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone. — synonyms: cornet, trumpet, trump
- noun any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn.
- noun the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails.
- noun a device having the shape of a horn.
- noun an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound.
- 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
- noun a device on an automobile for making a warning noise. — synonyms: automobile_horn, car_horn, motor_horn, hooter
Examples
- “the rhino horned the explorer”
- “has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves”
- “horns at the ends of a new moon”