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horn

8 definitions • 10 examples
1
a hard, pointed, often curved part that grows from the head of some animals:

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2
the hard substance from which the hard part on the head of some animals is made:

Examples:

The handle of the knife was made of horn, perhaps elk or deer.
Many traditional medicines call for ivory or rhino horn.
3
a part on an animal's head that sticks out in a similar way to a horn:

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The snail pulls in its horns.
The bird's brow plumes are twice the size of its body, forming willowy horns.
4
a device on a vehicle that is used to make a loud noise as a warning or signal to other people:

Examples:

sound a horn The driver sounded her horn.
blow a horn He pulled up in front of her house and blew the horn.
honk a horn informal A car sped by honking its horn.
5
a curved metal musical instrument that is narrow at the end you blow into and much wider at the other end
6
a hard, pointed part, usually one of a pair, on the head of cows, goats, and other animals
7
any of various musical instruments consisting of a long curved metal tube that is narrow at the end you blow into and wider at the other end, or this type of instrument generally
8
a device on a vehicle that is used to make a loud sound as a warning or signal:

Examples:

Angry drivers were honking their horns.

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