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