horn

//hɔːrn//
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Noun

hornsPlural
1

A hard, pointed, often curved projection that grows from the head of certain animals such as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes

The bull has two large horns on its head.

2

A wind instrument made from an animal's horn or shaped like one, or any brass instrument

He played a melody on the horn.

3

A device on a vehicle that makes a loud warning sound

The driver honked the horn to warn the pedestrian.

4

The material that horns are made of, or a similar hard substance

The knife handle was made of horn.

5

Something shaped like a horn, such as a crescent or a pointed projection

The moon was a thin horn in the night sky.

Verb

1

To butt or gore with the horns

The bull horned the matador during the fight.

2

To sound a horn, especially a vehicle's horn

The driver horned at the pedestrian crossing the street.

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