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- Dictionaryhorn/hɔːn/
noun
- 1. a hard permanent outgrowth, often curved and pointed, found in pairs on the heads of cattle, sheep, goats, giraffes, etc. and consisting of a core of bone encased in keratinized skin.
- 2. the substance of which horns are composed: "powdered rhino horn"
verb
- 1. (of an animal) butt or gore (someone or something) with the horns.
- 2. be unfaithful to (one's husband or wife). West Indian
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HORN definition: 1. a hard, pointed, often curved part that grows from the head of some animals: 2. the hard…. Learn more.
The meaning of HORN is one of the usually paired bony processes that arise from the head of many ungulates and that are found in some extinct mammals and reptiles. How to use horn in a sentence.
a piece of equipment used to make a loud sound as a warning or signal: a car horn. The taxi driver hooted his horn. horn noun [C] (MUSIC) a curved musical instrument that you blow into to make a sound: the French horn. (Definition of horn from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of horn.
Horn definition: one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain hooved mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.. See examples of HORN used in a sentence.
1. One of the hard, usually permanent structures projecting from the head of certain mammals, such as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes, consisting of a bony core covered with a sheath of keratinous material. 2. A hard protuberance, such as an antler or projection on the head of a giraffe or rhinoceros, that is similar to or suggestive of a horn.
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.
Definition of horn noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A horn is an instrument that's made of metal and is played by blowing into it. Another type of horn comes out of an animal's head. Don't confuse the two and imagine a trombone sticking out of a water buffalo's head.
Horn definition: A container, such as a powder horn, made from a horn.
an article made of the material of an animal horn or like substance, as a thimble, spoon, or shoehorn. any projection or extremity resembling the horn of an animal. something resembling or suggesting an animal horn: a drinking horn. a part resembling an animal horn attributed to deities, demons, etc.: the devil's horn. Usually, horns. the ...
