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horn  (hôrn) n. 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. 3. a. The hard smooth keratinous material forming the outer covering of the horns of cattle or related animals. b. A natural or synthetic substance resembling this material. 4. A container, such as a powder horn, made from a horn. 5. Something having the shape of a horn, especially: a. A horn of plenty; a cornucopia. b. Either of the ends of a new moon. c. The point of an anvil. d. The pommel of a saddle. e. An ear trumpet. f. A device for projecting sound waves, as in a loudspeaker. g. A hollow, metallic electromagnetic transmission antenna with a circular or rectangular cross section. 6. Music a. A wind instrument made of an animal horn. b. A brass wind instrument, such as a trombone or tuba. c. A French horn. d. A wind instrument, such as a trumpet or saxophone, used in a jazz band. 7. a. A usually electrical signaling device that produces a loud resonant sound: an automobile horn. b. Any of various noisemakers operated by blowing or by squeezing a hollow rubber ball. 8. Slang A telephone. intr.v. horned, horn·ing, horns To join without being invited; intrude. Used with in. Idioms: blow/toot (one's) own horn Informal To brag or boast about oneself. draw/haul/pull in (one's) horns Informal 1. To restrain oneself; draw back. 2. To retreat from a previously taken position, view, or stance. 3. To economize. on the horns of a dilemma Faced with two equally undesirable alternatives. [Middle English, from Old English; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots.] horn adj. hornist n.

horn top: white rhinoceros bottom: American bighorn ram

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horn

Noun

1. either of a pair of permanent bony outgrowths on the heads of animals such as cattle and antelopes

2. any hornlike projection, such as the eyestalk of a snail

3. the antler of a deer

4. the hard substance of which horns are made

5. a musical wind instrument made from horn

6. any musical instrument consisting of a pipe or tube of brass fitted with a mouthpiece

7. a device, such as on a vehicle, for producing a warning or signalling noise [Old English]

horned adj

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horn  (hôrn)

1. Either of the bony growths projecting from the upper part of the head of certain hoofed mammals, such as cattle, sheep, and goats. The horns of these animals are never shed, and they consist of bone covered by keratin.

2. A hard growth that looks like a horn, such as an antler or a growth on the head of a giraffe or rhinoceros. Unlike true horns, antlers are shed yearly and have a velvety covering, and the horns of a rhinoceros are made not of bone but of hairy skin fused with keratin.

3. The hard durable substance that forms the outer covering of true horns. It consists of keratin.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	horn - a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it game - a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game" noisemaker - a device (such as a clapper or bell or horn) used to make a loud noise at a celebration
	2.	horn - one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates antler - deciduous horn of a member of the deer family bull - uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle tup, ram - uncastrated adult male sheep; "a British term is `tup'" caprine animal, goat - any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"
	3.	horn - a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning; alarum, warning signal, alarm, alert - an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
	4.	horn - a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather) saddle horn saddlebow, pommel - handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle stock saddle, Western saddle - an ornamented saddle used by cowboys; has a high horn to hold the lariat
	5.	horn - a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves cornet, trumpet, trump brass instrument, brass - a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece serpent - an obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake
	6.	horn - any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"
	7.	horn - the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails ceratin, keratin - a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hooves animal material - material derived from animals baleen, whalebone - a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets tortoiseshell - the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles
	8.	horn - a device having the shape of a horn; "horns at the ends of a new moon"; "the hornof an anvil"; "the cleat had two horns" device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
	9.	horn - an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound air horn - a pneumatic horn alarm system, warning device, alarm - a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event foghorn - a warning device consisting of a horn that generates a loud low tone claxon, klaxon - a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles shofar, shophar - an ancient musical horn made from the horn of a ram; used in ancient times by the Israelites to sound a warning or a summons; used in synagogues today on solemn occasions
	10.	horn - a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves French horn brass instrument, brass - a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
	11.	horn - a device on an automobile for making a warning noise automobile horn, car horn, motor horn, hooter alarm system, warning device, alarm - a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" horn button - a button that you press to activate the horn of an automobile
Verb	1.	horn - stab or pierce with a horn or tusk; "the rhino horned the explorer" tusk pierce, thrust - penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument

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In naval mine warfare, a projection from the mine shell of some contact mines which, when broken or bent by contact, causes the mine to fire.

Translations

horn [hɔːn] n → cuerno, cacho (LAM);

(MUS) (also: French horn) → trompa;

(AUT) → bocina, claxon m

horn [hɔːn] n → corne f;

(Mus) → cor m;

(Aut) → klaxon m

horn [hɔːn] n → Horn nt;

(Aut) → Hupe f

horn [hɔːn] n → corno;

(AUT) → clacson m inv

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horn

n horn [hoːn]

1 a hard object which grows (usually in pairs) on the head of a cow, sheep etc A ram has horns.horingقَرْنрогrohhorndas Hornκέρατοcuerno, astasarvشاخsarvicorneקֶרֶןसींगrogszarvtandukhorncorno角뿔ragasragstandukhoornhornrógchifrecornрогrohrogroghornเขาboynuz角рігسینگsừng; gạc角

2 the material of which this is made spoons made of horn; (also adjective ) horn spoons.horingمادَّة قَرْنِيَّهрогrohovina; z rohovinyhorn; horn-das Horn, Horn-...κοκάλινος, κεράτινοςcuerno, careysarvماده ای از جنس شاخsarvi(de/en) corneקֶרֶןसींग से बनी चीजेंmaterijal za izradu nekih predmeta (od roga)szarutandukhorn, hornefnicorno; di corno角(물건을 만드는) 뿔 재료ragas; raginisrags; raga-tandukhoornhornróg, rogowyde chifreрог; роговойrohovina; z rohovinyroževinakoji je od rogovahornแตรboynuz (maddesi)角質рігسینگ کا مادہchất sừng角质

3 something which is made of horn a shoehorn.horing-شيءٌ مَصنوع من القُرونрогpředmět z rohoviny-hornHorn-...κτ. που είναι φτιαγμένο από κόκαλοcuernosarvest eseهر چیزی که از شاخ درست شده استsarviesine, kenkälusikkacorneקַרניसींग से बनी चीजेंnešto izradeno od rogaszaru-tandukhorn-; skóhorncorno角製品뿔(로 만든 제품)raginis daiktaskurpju lāpstiņatandukhoornhorn-rógde chifrecornрожокpredmet z rohovinyroževinastkoji je napravljen od rogaskohornเขาสัตว์boynuzdan yapılmış (şey)角制物ріжокاس مادے سے بنی شےđồ dùng làm bằng sừng角制物

4 something which looks like a horn in shape a snail's horns.horingشيءٌ يَبْدو مِثل القَرْن في شَكلِهрогrůžek, rohhorn; -horndas Hornκτ. που έχει το σχήμα κέρατουcuernosarvشبيه شاخsarvicorneצוּרַת קֶרֶןसींग की शक्ल की चीजेंstvari nalik rogucsáp; szarvtandukhorncorno角状のもの뿔 모양의 것ragas, ragelis(gliemeža) ragi; (kukaiņa) taustekļitandukhoornhornrożekchifrecornрожкиrožok, rohrog, rožičroghorn, sprötแตรรูปเขาboynuz şeklinde şey角狀物ріжокسینگ نما شےvật có hình dáng giống sừng động vật角状物

5 the apparatus in a car etc which gives a warning sound The driver blew his horn.toeterبوق السَّيّارَهклаксонklaksonhorn; advarselshorndie Hupeκόρναbocina, claxonpasunبوقtorviklaxonצוֹפָרभोंपूtrubakürt, dudaklaksonbílflautaclacson警笛경적klaksonas(automašīnas) []taurehonhoorn, claxon(bil)hornklaksonbuzinaclaxonклаксонklaksónhupasirenasignalhornแตรรถklâkson, korna（汽車）喇叭гудокگاڑی کا ہارنcòi xe hơi（汽车）喇叭

6 an instrument, formerly an animal's horn but now made of brass, that is blown to produce a musical sound a hunting-horn.horingبوق: آلة موسيقيَّهрог(lovecký) rohhorn; -horndas Hornκέραςcuerno, trompapasunشيپورtorvicorקֶרֶן יַעַרएक वाद्य यंत्र जो पहले सींग से बनाया जाता थाrog, truba (instrument)kürtpuputhorn, lúðurcorno角笛나팔, 뿔피리ragasrags; taurehonhoornblåseinstrument, hornrógtrompacorn (de vânătoare)труба; рожок(lovecký) rohrogtrubahornเครื่องเป่าดนตรีborazan號角духовий інструмент; ріжокایک موسیقی کا آلہcái tù và号角

7 (also French horn) the type of coiled brass horn that is played in orchestras etc. Franse horingبوق فرنسي: بوق نُحاسي ملولَبобойlesní rohhorndas Hornκόρνοcuerno, trompametsasarvشيپورkäyrätorvicor d'harmonieקֶרֶן צָרפָתִיתआर्केस्ट्रा का ब्रास हार्नdžez trubakürtterompetfranskt horn, valdhorntrombaホルン호른valtornamežragshon Perancishoornvalthornwaltorniatrompacornвалторнаlesný rohroghornavalthornเครื่องเป่าFransız kornosu法國號валторнаایک قسم کا آلئہ موسیقkèn co法国号

adj horned

having a horn or horns a horned animal.gehoringأقْرَنрогатrohatýhornet; med horngehörntπου διαθέτει κέραταcon cuernos, cornudosarvilineشاخدارsarvipäinencornuבַּעַל קַרנַיִיםसींग वाला, नवीन चन्द्रमा के समानाrogatszarvas-bertandukhyrndurcornuto, (provvisto di corna)角のある뿔이 있는raguotasragains; ar ragiembertandukgehoorndhornbærende, med horn, horn-rogatychifrudocu coarneрогатыйrohatýrogatrogatförsedd med horn, behornadซึ่งมีเขาboynuzlu有角的рогатийسینگ والاcó sừng有角的

-horned

a long-horned antelope.gehoringذو قُرون-рогатs ... rohy-hornet-gehörnt-κέρατος (ως β΄ συνθ.)de cuernos...sarvelineشاخsarvinenà cornes (...)בַּעַל קַרנַיִיםसींग वालाkoji ima rogove-szarvúbertandukhyrndurdalle corna (...)－角の「뿔의」라는 뜻의 연결형-ragisragainsbertanduk-gehoornd-horneto ... rogachde chifrescu coarne (...)-рогийs ... rohamiz (...) rogovi-rog-hornigซึ่งมีเขา... boynuzlu...角的-рогийخاص قسم کے سینگ والاthuộc sừng...角的

adj ˈhorny

1 like horn a horny substance.horingagtigقَرْني الشَّكلроговrohovitýhornagtig; hornethornigκερατοειδής, κεράτινοςcórneosarvjasشاخ مانندsarvimainencornéבַּעַל קַרנַיִיםसींग जैसाrogat, rožnatszarusseperti tandukgerður úr horni, eins og horncorneo, di corna角質の뿔모양의, 각질의kietas kaip ragas, suragėjęsragveida-; raga-seperti tandukhoornighornaktig, horn-rogowatycórneocornosроговойrohovitýrožen, roževinastrogasthornartadคล้ายเขาสัตว์boynuz gibi角狀的роговийسینگ نماbằng sừng角状的

2 as hard as horn horny hands.horingagtig, vereeltصَلْب كالقُرونтвърд като рогmozolnatýbarketschwieligσκληρός, ροζιασμένοςcallosorakkusسفتkänsäinencalleuxקָשֶה כְּקֶרֶןकठोर एवं सख्तžuljevit (ruke)kérgeskerasharður; siggróinncalloso角のように固い뿔처럼 단단한kaulėtasraupjš; cietssekeras tandukhoornigbarket, med hard hudzrogowaciałycórneoaspruмозолистыйmozoľnatýtrd, žuljavrogastvalkig, hårdที่ทำมาจากเขาสัตว์boynuz gibi sert粗硬起老茧的мозолистийسینگ کی طرح سختcứng như sừng; chai tay粗硬起老茧的

3 (slang) sexually excited; easily aroused sexually feeling horny.vryerig, jagsسَهْل الإثارة جِنْسِيّاвъзбуденnadrženýsexet; liderliggeilσεξουαλικά ερεθισμένος (λαϊκ.)cachondokiimasشهوتیexcitéחַרמָןकामोत्तेजितspolno uzbudenfelizgultmudah terangsangeccitato性的に興奮したužsivedęs´sakarsis´, uzbudinātsberahigeilkåtchętny, napalonyпохотливыйnadržaný, vzrušenýpohotennapaljenkåtประกอบด้วยเขาสัตว์şehvetli性沖動的збудженийبھڑکی ہوئی شہوت کے عالم میںhứng tình性冲动的