Definitions for horn

Definitions for (noun) horn

Main entry: horn

Definition: one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates


Main entry: horn

Definition: any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn


Main entry: car horn, hooter, horn, motor horn, automobile horn

Definition: a device on an automobile for making a warning noise


Main entry: cornet, trump, trumpet, horn

Definition: a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves


Main entry: French horn, horn

Definition: a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves


Main entry: horn

Definition: an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound


Main entry: horn, saddle horn

Definition: a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather)


Main entry: horn

Definition: a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it


Main entry: horn

Definition: a device having the shape of a horn

Usage: horns at the ends of a new moon; the hornof an anvil; the cleat had two horns


Main entry: horn

Definition: a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning;


Main entry: horn

Definition: the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails


Definitions for (verb) horn

Main entry: tusk, horn

Definition: stab or pierce with a horn or tusk

Usage: the rhino horned the explorer


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