What is "horn" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does horn mean in English? Meaning of horn definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "horn" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "horn": a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it

Noun

  • Meaning: a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
  • Synonyms: horn
  • Hypernyms: noisemaker
  • Pronunciation in US: hôrn, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: hôn, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "horn": stab or pierce with a horn or tusk

    Verb

  • Meaning: stab or pierce with a horn or tusk
  • Example: the rhino horned the explorer
  • Synonyms: horn tusk
  • Hypernyms: pierce thrust
  • Pronunciation in US: hôrn, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: hôn, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "horn": one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates

    Noun

  • Meaning: one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
  • Synonyms: horn
  • Hyponyms: antler
  • Hypernyms: appendage outgrowth process
  • Substance Holonyms: bone os
  • Pronunciation in US: hôrn, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: hôn, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "horn": a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning

    Noun

  • Meaning: a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning
  • Synonyms: horn
  • Hypernyms: alarm alarum alert warning signal
  • Pronunciation in US: hôrn, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: hôn, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "horn": a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather)

    Noun

  • Meaning: a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather)
  • Synonyms: horn saddle horn
  • Hypernyms: pommel saddlebow
  • Pronunciation in US: hôrn, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: hôn, IPA(key)

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

    Noun

  • Meaning: 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 horn trump trumpet
  • Hyponyms: serpent
  • Hypernyms: brass brass instrument
  • Pronunciation in US: hôrn, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: hôn, IPA(key)

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

    Noun

  • Meaning: any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn
  • Synonyms: horn
  • Hypernyms: appendage outgrowth process
  • Pronunciation in US: hôrn, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: hôn, IPA(key)

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

    Noun

  • Meaning: the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails
  • Synonyms: horn
  • Hyponyms: baleen tortoiseshell whalebone
  • Hypernyms: animal material
  • Substance Holonyms: ceratin keratin
  • Pronunciation in US: hôrn, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: hôn, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "horn": a device having the shape of a horn

    Noun

  • Meaning: a device having the shape of a horn
  • Example: horns at the ends of a new moon the hornof an anvil the cleat had two horns
  • Synonyms: horn
  • Hypernyms: device
  • Pronunciation in US: hôrn, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: hôn, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "horn": an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound

    Noun

  • Meaning: an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound
  • Synonyms: horn
  • Hyponyms: air horn claxon foghorn klaxon shofar shophar
  • Hypernyms: alarm alarm system warning device
  • Pronunciation in US: hôrn, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: hôn, IPA(key)

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

    Noun

  • Meaning: 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
  • Hypernyms: brass brass instrument
  • Pronunciation in US: hôrn, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: hôn, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "horn": a device on an automobile for making a warning noise

    Noun

  • Meaning: a device on an automobile for making a warning noise
  • Synonyms: automobile horn car horn hooter horn motor horn
  • Hypernyms: alarm alarm system warning device
  • Part Holonyms: horn button
  • Pronunciation in US: hôrn, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: hôn, IPA(key)

    Synonyms:

    buzzer, signal, cry, alert, whistle, warning, caution, gong, bell, sign, trumpet, siren, clock, flash, tip, shout, call, forewarning, flap, nod, tocsin, blast, squeal, drum, scramble, wink, yell, scream, high sign, SOS, Mayday, tip off, smack, collide, shove, buck, poke, knock, bump, toss, ram, thrust, punch, buffet, push, batter, bunt, strike, prod, jab, hook, gore, run into, beaker, jug, vial, urn, chalice, decanter, canteen, crock, glass, retort, jar, ewer, noggin, bag, bottle, fiasco, flagon, crystal, carafe, demijohn, alembic, goblet, gourd, cruet, ampulla, caster, tumbler, phial, flacon, flasket, snout, beak, muzzle, snoot, proboscis, bill, nares, nostrils, adenoids, schnoz, snuffer, sniffer, sneezer, whiffer, olfactory nerves, smeller, whistle, alarm, bell, fork, point, spine, hook, tine, spur, nib, knob, spike, point, rack, whistle, signal, warning, bell, siren, bell, signal, warning, alert, sign, instrument, cornet, clarion, shophar, end, flap, point, apex, tip, tooth, fold, peak, corner, angle, trumpet,

    Antonyms:

    calmness, composure, repose, assurance, confidence, peace, quietness, security, dissuade, tap, pull, discourage, nadir, bottom,

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