"horns" 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

"horns" in the verb sense

1. horn, tusk

stab or pierce with a horn or tusk

"the rhino horned the explorer"

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