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horn

noun verb

One of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates

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Word length
4
Starts with
H
Ends with
N
Contains
OR
Scrabble score
7
CEFR level
B1

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Pronunciation

hɔːn

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noun

  1. One of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates

noun

  1. Any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn

noun

  1. A device on an automobile for making a warning noise

noun

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

noun

  1. A brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves

noun

  1. An alarm device that makes a loud warning sound

noun

  1. A high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather)

noun

  1. A noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it

noun

  1. A device having the shape of a horn

    “Horns at the ends of a new moon”

noun

  1. A noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning

noun

  1. The material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails

verb

  1. Stab or pierce with a horn or tusk

    “The rhino horned the explorer”

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Example Sentences

Horns at the ends of a new moon
The horn of an anvil
The cleat had two horns
The rhino horned the explorer

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