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noun(horn)a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves
Synonyms: french horn,
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noun(horn)a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather)
Synonyms: saddle horn,
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noun(horn)a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
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verb(horn)stab or pierce with a horn or tusk
Synonyms: tusk,
Examples:
The rhino horned the explorer.
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noun(horn)a device on an automobile for making a warning noise
Synonyms: automobile horn, car horn, hooter, motor horn,
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noun(horn)a device having the shape of a horn
Examples:
Horns at the ends of a new moon.
The horn of an anvil.
The cleat had two horns.
The horn of an anvil.
The cleat had two horns.
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noun(horn)an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound
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noun(horn)a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning
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noun(horn)a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
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noun(horn)any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn
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noun(horn)one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
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noun(horn)the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails