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Horn

hɔːn

Horn definitions
noun
horn horns
  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
    • a woolly keratinized outgrowth, occurring singly or one behind another, on the snout of a rhinoceros
    • a deer's antler
    • a projection resembling a horn on the head of another animal, e.g. a snail's tentacle or the tuft of a horned owl
    • a pair of horns as an emblem of a cuckold
    • marital infidelity

      "she took endless horn and pressure, but now she wants a divorce"

  2. the substance of which horns are composed

    "powdered rhino horn"

    • a receptacle made of horn, such as a drinking container or powder flask
  3. a horn-shaped projection or object
    • a sharp promontory or mountain peak
    • Cape Horn
    • an arm or branch of a river or bay
    • each of the extremities of a crescent moon
    • an erect penis
  4. a wind instrument, conical in shape or wound into a spiral, originally made from an animal horn (now typically brass) and played by lip vibration
    • (in jazz and popular music) any wind instrument

      "keyboards, horns, and drums"

  5. a device sounding a warning or other signal

    "a car horn"

    siren warning sound alarm signal danger signal distress signal alert
verb
horn horned horning horns
  1. (of an animal) butt or gore (someone or something) with the horns
  2. be unfaithful to (one's husband or wife)