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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 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
Idioms: To join without being invited; intrude. Used with in.
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- in Indo-European roots.]
horn adj.
horn′ist n.
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horn
(hɔːn)n
1. (Zoology) either of a pair of permanent outgrowths on the heads of cattle, antelopes, sheep, etc, consisting of a central bony core covered with layers of keratin.
2. (Zoology) the outgrowth from the nasal bone of a rhinoceros, consisting of a mass of fused hairs
3. (Zoology) any hornlike projection or process, such as the eyestalk of a snail
4. (Zoology) the antler of a deer
5. (Zoology)
a. the constituent substance, mainly keratin, of horns, hooves, etc
b. (in combination): horn-rimmed spectacles.
6. a container or device made from this substance or an artificial substitute: a shoe horn; a drinking horn.
7. an object or part resembling a horn in shape, such as the points at either end of a crescent, the point of an anvil, the pommel of a saddle, or a cornucopia
8. (Instruments) a primitive musical wind instrument made from the horn of an animal
9. (Instruments) any musical instrument consisting of a pipe or tube of brass fitted with a mouthpiece, with or without valves. See hunting horn, French horn, cor anglais
10. (Jazz) jazz slang any wind instrument
11. (Electronics)
a. a device for producing a warning or signalling noise
b. (in combination): a foghorn.
12. US and Canadian and Austral an informal name for telephone
13. (usually plural) the hornlike projection attributed to certain devils, deities, etc
14. (usually plural) the imaginary hornlike parts formerly supposed to appear on the forehead of a cuckold
15. (Aeronautics) Also called: horn balance an extension of an aircraft control surface that projects in front of the hinge providing aerodynamic assistance in moving the control
16. (Mechanical Engineering)
a. Also called: acoustic horn or exponential horn a hollow conical device coupled to the diaphragm of a gramophone to control the direction and quality of the sound
b. any such device used to spread or focus sound, such as the device attached to an electrical loudspeaker in a public address system
c. Also called: horn antenna a microwave aerial, formed by flaring out the end of a waveguide
17. (Geological Science) geology another name for pyramidal peak
18. (Physical Geography) a stretch of land or water shaped like a horn
19. slang Brit an erection of the penis
20. (Bible) Bible a symbol of power, victory, or success: in my name shall his horn be exalted.
21. blow one's horn US and Canadian to boast about oneself; brag. Brit equivalent: blow one's own trumpet
22. draw in one's horns pull in one's horns
a. to suppress or control one's feelings, esp of anger, enthusiasm, or passion
b. to withdraw a previous statement
c. to economize
23. on the horns of a dilemma
a. in a situation involving a choice between two equally unpalatable alternatives
b. in an awkward situation
vb (tr)
24. to provide with a horn or horns
25. to gore or butt with a horn
[Old English; related to Old Norse horn, Gothic haurn, Latin cornu horn]
ˈhornless adj
ˈhornlessness n
ˈhornˌlike adj
Horn
(hɔːn)n
(Placename) Cape See Cape Horn
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horn
(hɔrn)n.
1. one of the hard, keratinous, permanent, hollow, and usu. paired growths projecting from the head of certain ungulates, esp. bovids.
2. a similar growth, sometimes of compacted hair, as the median horn on a rhinoceros or the tusk of a narwhal.
3. (not in technical use) antler.
4. a process projecting from the head of an animal and suggestive of such a growth, as a feeler, tentacle, or crest.
5. the keratinous substance of which horn growths are composed in vertebrates.
6. any similar substance, as that forming tortoise shell, hoofs, nails, or corns.
7. an article made of the material of an animal horn or like substance.
8. any projection or extremity resembling the horn of an animal.
9. something made from, resembling, or suggesting a hollowed-out animal horn: a drinking horn.
10. a part resembling an animal horn attributed to deities, demons, etc.: the devil's horn.
11. Usu., horns. the imaginary projections on a cuckold's brow.
13. an animal horn used as a wind instrument.
14. an instrument for sounding a warning signal: an automobile horn.
15.
a. a tube of varying cross section used in some loudspeakers to couple the diaphragm to the sound-transmitting space.
b. Slang. a loudspeaker.
16. Slang. a telephone or radiotelephone.
17. a saddle pommel, esp. a high one.
18. one of the curved extremities of a crescent, esp. of the crescent moon.
19. a pyramidal mountain peak, esp. one having concave faces.
20. a symbol of power or strength, as in the Bible: a horn of salvation.
v.t. 21. to butt or gore with the horns.
22. to cuckold.
23. horn in, Informal. to thrust oneself forward obtrusively; intrude or interrupt.
adj. 24. made of horn.
Idioms: 1. blow ortoot one's own horn, to boast about oneself.
2. draw or pull in one's horns, to restrain oneself; become less belligerent.
3. on the horns of a dilemma, confronted with two equally disagreeable choices.
[before 900; Middle English, Old English, c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon, Old High German, Old Norse horn, Gothic haurn, Latin cornu, Irish, Welsh corn; akin to Greek kéras horn]
Horn
(hɔrn)n.
Cape, Cape Horn.
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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 a hard substance called 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. See Note at keratin.
The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
horn
- bugle - Originally the word for ox, whose horn was used to give signals, it came to mean such a musical instrument.
- tantara - Fanfare on a trumpet or horn.
- rhinoceros, rhinoceroses - Rhinoceros comes from Greek rhin-, "nose," and keras, "horn"; the correct plural is rhinoceroses.
- unicorn - From a Greek wild ox known as monokeros, "one horn," which, in Latin, became unicornis.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
horn
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.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
horn
Past participle: horned
Gerund: horning
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horn
A steep-sided, pyramidal mountain peak formed by the backward erosion of the headwalls of several cirques.
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| Noun | 1. |  horn - a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through itgame - 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 caprine animal, goat - any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns | |
| 3. | horn - a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning; | |
| 4. |  horn - a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather)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 valvesbrass 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 10. |  horn - a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valvesbrass 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 noisealarm 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" |
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horn
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Translations
рогтелефон
rohklaksonlesní rohpředmět z rohovinyrohovina
hornhorn-=-hornadvarselshorn
korno
sarv
شاخ
sarvitorvi
rogrogovljetruba
szarvkürtszaru
bílflautafranskt horn, valdhornhornhorn, hornefnihorn, lúîur
ホルン角
경적뿔뿔피리
cornu
kietas kaip ragasragasraginisraginis daiktas-ragis
ragstauretaustekļikurpju lāpstiņamežrags
corn
klaksónpredmet z rohovinyrohrohovinaz rohoviny
rogroževinatroblja
rogрог
horntuta
เขาสัตว์แตร
boynuzboynuz şeklinde şeyboynuzdan yapılmışFransız kornosuklâkson
ріг
kèn báo hiệusừngtù và
horn
[hɔːn] N1. [of bull] → cuerno m, cacho m (LAm); [of deer] → asta f, cacho m (LAm); [of snail] → cuerno m; (= material) → cuerno m, carey m
the Horn of Africa → el Cuerno de África
horn of plenty → cuerno m de la abundancia, cornucopia f
to be on the horns of a dilemma → estar entre la espada y la pared
to draw in one's horns (fig) (= back down) → volverse atrás; (with money) → hacer economías
the Horn of Africa → el Cuerno de África
horn of plenty → cuerno m de la abundancia, cornucopia f
to be on the horns of a dilemma → estar entre la espada y la pared
to draw in one's horns (fig) (= back down) → volverse atrás; (with money) → hacer economías
4. (= shoe horn) → calzador m
horn in VI + ADV (esp US) → entrometerse (on en)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
horn
[ˈhɔːrn] n [animal] → corne f
to lock horns [people] (= argue) → se prendre le bec
to lock horns with sb → avoir une prise de bec avec qn
to lock horns [people] (= argue) → se prendre le bec
to lock horns with sb → avoir une prise de bec avec qn
(= musical instrument) → cor m
I play the horn → Je joue du cor.
to blow one's own horn (mainly US) → se faire mousser
I play the horn → Je joue du cor.
to blow one's own horn (mainly US) → se faire mousser
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
horn
n
(of cattle, substance, container, Mus) → Horn nt; (inf, = trumpet, saxophone etc) → Kanne (sl), → Tüte (sl) f; horns (of deer) → Geweih nt; (fig, of cuckold) → Hörner pl; caught on the horns of a dilemma → in einer Zwickmühle; horn of plenty → Füllhorn nt; to lock horns (lit) → beim Kampf die Geweihe verhaken; (fig) → die Klingen kreuzen
(Aut) → Hupe f; (Naut) → (Signal)horn nt; to sound or blow the horn (Aut) → hupen, auf die Hupe drücken (inf); (Naut) → tuten, das Horn ertönen lassen
(of snail, insect) → Fühler m; to draw or pull in one’s horns (fig) → einen Rückzieher machen; (= spend less) → den Gürtel enger schnallen
(of crescent moon) → Spitze f → (der Mondsichel)
horn
in cpds → Horn-;hornbeam
n (Bot) → Hain- or Weißbuche f
hornbill
n (Orn) → (Nas)hornvogel m
horn bug
n (Zool) → Hirschkäfer m
horn
:hornpipe
n englischer Seemannstanz
horn-rimmed
adj horn glasses or spectacles → Hornbrille f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
horn
[hɔːn] n (gen) (Mus) → corno; (of snail) → antenna (Aut) → clacson m invto draw in one's horns (fig) (back down) → cedere; (spend less) → ridurre le spese
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
horn
(hoːn) noun1. a hard object which grows (usually in pairs) on the head of a cow, sheep etc. A ram has horns.
2. the material of which this is made. spoons made of horn; (also adjective) horn spoons.
3. something which is made of horn. a shoehorn.
4. something which looks like a horn in shape. a snail's horns.
5. the apparatus in a car etc which gives a warning sound. The driver blew his horn.
6. an instrument, formerly an animal's horn but now made of brass, that is blown to produce a musical sound. a hunting-horn.
7. (also French horn) the type of coiled brass horn that is played in orchestras etc.
horned adjective having a horn or horns. a horned animal.
-horneda long-horned antelope.
ˈhorny adjective1. like horn. a horny substance.
2. as hard as horn. horny hands.
3. (slang) sexually excited; easily aroused sexually. feeling horny.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
horn
→ بُوْق, صُوْر, قَرْن klakson, lesní roh, roh horn Horn κέρατο, κόρνα claxon, cuerno sarvi, torvi cor, corne rog, rogovlje, truba corno ホルン, 角 경적, 뿔, 뿔피리 hoorn horn róg, waltornia buzina, chifre, trompa горн, гудок, рог horn เขาสัตว์, แตร boynuz, nefesli çalgı kèn báo hiệu, sừng, tù và 号, 喇叭, 角Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009