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horn


Definition: Meaning of, horn in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / hɔːn /

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horn horns
  1. animal [countable] the hard pointed thing that grows, usually in pairs, on the heads of animals such as cows and goats [↪  antlers]
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  2. animal [uncountable] the substance that animals' horns are made of
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  3. animal [countable] a part of an animal's head that sticks out like a horn, for example on a SNAIL
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  4. on a car [countable] the thing in a vehicle that you use to make a loud sound as a signal or warning
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  5. musical instrument [countable] a musical instrument like a long metal tube that is wide at one end, that you play by blowing
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  6. musical instrument [countable] informal a TRUMPET
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  7. musical instrument [countable] a FRENCH HORN
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  8. musical instrument [countable] a musical instrument made from an animal's horn
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  9. drinking horn/powder horn etc a container in the shape of an animal's horn, used in the past for drinking from, carrying GUNPOWDER etc
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  10. draw/pull in your horns to reduce the amount of money you spend
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  11. be on the horns of a dilemma to be in a situation in which you have to choose between two equally unpleasant or difficult situations
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horn horned horned
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horning horns
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Horn


Definition: Meaning of, Horn in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / hɔːn /

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  1. the Horn
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Horn used in phrases

  • Cape Horn
    1. the extreme end of South America, which is famous for its very bad weather and dangerous ocean currents
  • English horn (noun)
    1. a long wooden musical instrument which is like an OBOE but with a lower sound [=  cor anglais British English]
  • French horn (noun)
    1. a musical instrument made of BRASS, that is curved round into a circle with a wide opening at one end
  • Horn of Africa
    1. the Horn of Africa the part of East Africa that includes Somalia and some of Ethiopia
  • Little Horn (noun)
    1. a river that flows from northern Wyoming into the Bighorn River in southern Montana; site of Custer's Last Stand
  • air horn (noun)
    1. a pneumatic horn
    2. air intake of a carburettor
  • anterior horn (noun)
    1. one of two the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes ventrally from the spinal cord and that consists of motor fibers
  • automobile horn (noun)
    1. a device on an automobile for making a warning noise
  • baritone horn (noun)
    1. the second lowest brass wind instrument
  • bass horn (noun)
    1. the lowest brass wind instrument
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