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horn
  1. (countable) A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals, usually paired.
  2. Any similar real or imaginary growth or projection such as the elongated tusk of a narwhal, the eyestalk of a snail, the pointed growth on the nose of a rhinoceros, or the hornlike projection on the head of a demon or similar.
  3. An antler.
  4. (uncountable) The hard substance from which animals' horns are made, sometimes used by man as a material for making various objects.
  5. An object whose shape resembles a horn, such as cornucopia, the point of an anvil, or a vessel for gunpowder or liquid.
    1. The high pommel of a saddle; also, either of the projections on a lady's saddle for supporting the leg.
    2. (architecture) The Ionic volute.
    3. (nautical) The outer end of a crosstree; also, one of the projections forming the jaws of a gaff, boom, etc.
    4. (carpentry) A curved projection on the fore part of a plane.
    5. One of the projections at the four corners of the Jewish altar of burnt offering.
  6. (countable) Any of several musical wind instruments.
  7. (music) An instrument resembling a musical horn and used to signal others.
  8. (countable, automotive) A loud alarm, especially one on a motor vehicle.
  9. (countable) A conical device used to direct waves.
  10. (music) Generally, any brass wind instrument.
  11. A telephone.
  12. (countable, geography) A peninsula or crescent-shaped tract of land.
  13. (countable) A diacritical mark that may be attached to the top right corner of the letters o and u when writing in Vietnamese, thus forming ơ and ư.
  14. (botany) An incurved, tapering and pointed appendage found in the flowers of the milkweed (Asclepias).
  15. Synonyms:
  16. Examples:
    1. “I gave Kamrasi a bottle of quinine and asked him, in return, for a horn containing all the powders necessary to give me the gift of tongues.”
      “One of the most wanted objects up to the 1660s was the so-called horn of a unicorn.”
      “She was like a kid, bouncing up and down in the leather seats, pressing every button, asking a million questions, honking the horn of cars on display.”
horner
  1. One who works or deals in horn or horns.
  2. (obsolete) One who blows a horn.
  3. (obsolete) One who horns or cuckolds.
  4. The British sand lance or sand eel, Hyperoplus lanceolatus.
horning
  1. The activity of blowing the horn of a train.
  2. The appearance of the Moon when increasing, or in the form of a crescent.
  3. (law, Scotland) The issuing of letters of horning.
horniness
  1. Quality of being horny, of having a texture like horn.
  2. (slang, vulgar) The state, quality, or extent of being horny or sexually excited.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “Why did my body have to plague me with this perpetual horniness?”
      “Zapphire is softer than diamond, therefore it is perfect for natural nails, thick toenails or horniness.”
      “And since I've been told bringing a vibrator to class is distracting, it's necessary to share my excessive horniness with the campus in other ways.”
hornsman
  1. One who plays a horn.
  2. A snake, the horned viper.
hornist
  1. Someone who plays the horn (any of several kinds of musical instruments).
  2. Examples:
    1. “In symphony orchestras, you are the main event, hornist Watson explains, and the musicians have a more soloist-like attitude.”
      “Sternbach, a former professional hornist, has been a psychotherapist since 1983, specializing in musicians.”
      “Ligeti rightfully gave his principal French hornist, Laszlo Gyarmati, the first call.”
hornblower
  1. One who, or that which, blows a horn.
  2. Examples:
    1. Hornblower came topside and noticed Pamela standing aft watching the topmen descend.”
      “Horatio Hornblower begins his saga as a young midshipman in the British navy, during the Napoleonic era.”
      Hornblower was about to return topside when the men from aloft scampered down the companionway.”
hornful
  1. (said of a drinking-cup or powder flask) The amount that a horn holds.
hornedness
  1. The condition of being horned.
hornlet
horne
  1. Obsolete spelling of horn
  2. Examples:
    1. Horne in particular was able to use his pace to get beyond his marker but his final ball was met by Beckwithshaw's solid defending.”
      “Smith similarly could have scored as he was played in by Horne but miscued his shot.”
      “Patterson and New Zealand pro Matt Horne seized control in the face of a tidy but far from fierce attack.”
hornlessness
  1. Absence of horns.
hornblowers
  1. plural of hornblower
hornsmen
  1. plural of hornsman
hornfuls
  1. plural of hornful
hornists
  1. plural of hornist
hornlets
  1. plural of hornlet
hornsful
  1. plural of hornful
hornings
  1. plural of horning
horners
  1. plural of horner
hornes
  1. plural of horne
horns
  1. plural of horn
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Other motorists also blow their horns in return to wish the newlyweds good luck.”
      “The victory here seemed as if Swaziland had just won the World Cup with motorists blowing their car horns in wild jubilation.”
      “The horns produced a fine sound, but the start to the moto perpetuo was rather shaky.”
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