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[1] one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
[2] a similar growth, sometimes of hair, as the median horn or horns on the snout of the rhinoceros, or the tusk of the narwhal.
[3] antler.
[4] a process projecting from the head of an animal and suggestive of such a growth, as a feeler, tentacle, or crest.
[5] the bony substance of which such animal growths are composed.
[6] any similar substance, as that forming tortoise shell, hoofs, nails, or corns.
[7] an article made of the material of an animal horn or like substance, as a thimble, spoon, or shoehorn.
[8] any projection or extremity resembling the horn of an animal.
[9] something resembling or suggesting an animal horn: a drinking horn.
[10] a part resembling an animal horn attributed to deities, demons, etc.: the devil's horn.
[11] Usually horns. the imaginary projections on a cuckold's brow.
[12] Music . a wind instrument, originally formed from the hollow horn of an animal but now usually made of brass or other metal or plastic. French horn.
[13] something used as or resembling such a wind instrument.
[14] Slang . a trumpet.
[15] an instrument for sounding a warning signal: an automobile horn.
[16] Aeronautics . any of certain short, armlike levers on the control surfaces of an airplane.
[17] Radio . a tube of varying cross section used in some loudspeakers to couple the diaphragm to the sound-transmitting space. Slang . a loudspeaker.
[18] Slang . a telephone or radiotelephone: I've been on the horn all morning.
[19] the high protuberant part at the front and top of certain saddles; a pommel, especially a high one.
[20] Carpentry . (in a door or window frame) that part of a jamb extending above the head.
[21] one of the curved extremities of a crescent, especially of the crescent moon.
[22] a crescent-shaped tract of land.
[23] a pyramidal mountain peak, especially one having concave faces carved by glaciation.
[24] a symbol of power or strength, as in the Bible: a horn of salvation.
[25] each of the alternatives of a dilemma.
[26] the narrow, more pointed part of an anvil.
[27] ear tuft.
[28] Metalworking . a projection at the side of the end of a rolled sheet or strip, caused by unevenness of the roll due to wear.
[29] Horology . (in a lever escapement) either of the two prongs at the end of the lever fork guarding against overbanking when the guard pin is in the crescent.
[30] to cuckold.
[31] to butt or gore with the horns.
[32] Shipbuilding . to set up (a frame or bulkhead of a vessel being built) at a proper angle to the keel with due regard to the inclination of the keel on the ways; plumb.
[33] made of horn.
[34] blow /toot one's own horn , Informal . to publicize or boast about one's abilities or achievements: He's a bright fellow, but likes to blow his own horn too much.
[35] draw /pull in one's horns , to restrain oneself or become less belligerent; retreat: Since he lost so much gambling, he's drawn in his horns a bit.
[36] horn in , Informal . to thrust oneself forward obtrusively; intrude or interrupt: Every time we try to have a private conversation, the boss horns in.
[37] lock horns , to conflict, quarrel, or disagree: The administration and the staff locked horns over the proposed measures.
[38] on the horns of a dilemma , confronted with two equally disagreeable choices.
[39] Cape. Cape Horn.
[40] either of a pair of permanent outgrowths on the heads of cattle, antelopes, sheep, etc, consisting of a central bony core covered with layers of keratin Related adjectives: corneous, keratoid
[41] the outgrowth from the nasal bone of a rhinoceros, consisting of a mass of fused hairs
[42] any hornlike projection or process, such as the eyestalk of a snail
[43] the antler of a deer
[44] the constituent substance, mainly keratin, of horns, hooves, etc (in combination ) horn-rimmed spectacles
[45] a container or device made from this substance or an artificial substitute a shoe horn ; a drinking horn
[46] an object or part resembling a horn in shape, such as the points at either end of a crescent, the point of an anvil, the pommel of a saddle, or a cornucopia
[47] a primitive musical wind instrument made from the horn of an animal
[48] any musical instrument consisting of a pipe or tube of brass fitted with a mouthpiece, with or without valves See hunting horn, French horn, cor anglais
[49] jazz slang any wind instrument
[50] a device for producing a warning or signalling noise (in combination ) a foghorn
[51] (usually plural) the hornlike projection attributed to certain devils, deities, etc
[52] (usually plural) the imaginary hornlike parts formerly supposed to appear on the forehead of a cuckold
[53] Also called: horn balance an extension of an aircraft control surface that projects in front of the hinge providing aerodynamic assistance in moving the control
[54] Also called: acoustic horn , exponential horn a hollow conical device coupled to the diaphragm of a gramophone to control the direction and quality of the sound any such device used to spread or focus sound, such as the device attached to an electrical loudspeaker in a public address system Also called: horn antenna a microwave aerial, formed by flaring out the end of a waveguide
[55] geology another name for pyramidal peak
[56] a stretch of land or water shaped like a horn
[57] British slang an erection of the penis
[58] Bible a symbol of power, victory, or success in my name shall his horn be exalted
[59] blow one's horn US and Canadian to boast about oneself; brag Brit equivalent: blow one's own trumpet
[60] draw in one's horns or pull in one's horns to suppress or control one's feelings, esp of anger, enthusiasm, or passion to withdraw a previous statement to economize
[61] on the horns of a dilemma in a situation involving a choice between two equally unpalatable alternatives in an awkward situation
[62] to provide with a horn or horns
[63] to gore or butt with a horn
[64] Cape See Cape Horn

Words related to Horn

snout, beak, buzzer, signal, cry, alert, whistle, warning, caution, beaker, jug, vial, urn, chalice, decanter, canteen, carafe, smack, collide, shove

Words nearby Horn

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Origin of Horn

before 900; Middle English horn(e ) (noun), Old English horn; cognate with Dutch horen, Old Norse, Danish, Swedish horn, German Horn, Gothic haurn, Latin cornu cornu, Irish, Welsh corn; akin to Greek kéras horn (see cerat-)

Other words from Horn

horn·ish , adjective
horn·less , adjective
horn·less·ness , noun
horn·like , adjective

Word origin for Horn

Old English; related to Old Norse horn, Gothic haurn, Latin cornu horn

Synonyms for Horn

beak, snout, adenoids, bill, muzzle, nares, nostrils, proboscis, schnoz, sneezer, sniffer, snoot, snuffer, whiffer, olfactory nerves, smeller