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horn
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,
horn
noun(horn)
a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather)
Synonyms: saddle horn,
horn
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
Synonyms: cornet, trump, trumpet,
horn
verb(horn)
stab or pierce with a horn or tusk
Synonyms: tusk,
Examples:
The rhino horned the explorer.
horn
noun(horn)
a device on an automobile for making a warning noise
Synonyms: automobile horn, car horn, hooter, motor horn,
horn
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.
horn
noun(horn)
an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound
horn
noun(horn)
a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning
horn
noun(horn)
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
horn
noun(horn)
any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn
horn
noun(horn)
one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
horn
noun(horn)
the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails

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