horn

noun

ˈhȯrn

plural horns

: one of the usually paired bony processes that arise from the head of many ungulates and that are found in some extinct mammals and reptiles: such as

(1)

: one of the permanent paired hollow sheaths of keratin usually present in both sexes of cattle and their relatives that function chiefly for defense and arise from a bony core anchored to the skull see cow illustration

(2)

: antler

(3)

: a permanent solid horn of keratin that is attached to the nasal bone of a rhinoceros

(4)

: one of a pair of permanent bone protuberances from the skull of a giraffe or okapi that are covered with hairy skin

: a part like an animal's horn attributed especially to the devil

: a natural projection or excrescence from an animal resembling or suggestive of a horn

d(1)

: the tough fibrous material consisting chiefly of keratin that covers or forms the horns of cattle and related animals, hooves, or other horny parts (such as claws or nails)

(2)

: a manufactured product (such as a plastic) resembling horn

: a hollow horn used to hold something

: something resembling or suggestive of a horn: such as

: one of the curved ends of a crescent

: a sharp mountain peak

: a body of land or water shaped like a horn

: a beak-shaped part of an anvil

: a high pommel of a saddle

: cornu

: an animal's horn used as a wind instrument

: a brass wind instrument: such as

(1)

: hunting horn

(2)

: french horn

: a wind instrument used in a jazz band

especially : trumpet

: a usually electrical device that makes a noise like that of a horn

: a source of strength

: one of the equally disadvantageous alternatives presented by a dilemma

slang : telephone

horn adjective

horned

ˈhȯrnd

also ˈhȯr-nəd

adjective

hornedness

ˈhȯr-nəd-nəs How to pronounce horn (audio)

ˈhȯrn(d)-nəs

noun

hornless

ˈhȯrn-ləs

adjective

hornlessness noun

hornlike

ˈhȯrn-ˌlīk How to pronounce horn (audio)

adjective

Example Sentences

musketeers carrying their gunpowder in powder horns

Recent Examples on the Web The horn blows and Sarah gets off to a running start, while Cashay can't even get her wheel to move.

Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2022 Immediately after the final horn, the Ilitch family — seven children and many grandchildren — gathered along the Detroit bench.

Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 9 June 2022 Those golf shoes left indelible imprints that will last until the last pass is thrown and Saint Peter blows the final horn (not a whistle; Don hated whistles, stemming from his days in the service).

Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 2022 Asked about the incident, the man said the vehicle behind him had been tailgating and beeping the horn.

John Benson, cleveland, 23 Aug. 2022 The victim said she was hunched over the steering wheel honking the horn to try to get the attention of McDonald’s workers.

Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 12 Aug. 2022 Rollins also said to allow child to practice honking the horn — and explain to them why.

Fox News, 4 Aug. 2022 The horn of the Staten Island Ferry blared in the distance.

Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022 The unicorn horn may disappear before the company goes public, though.

Wired, 8 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, going back to Old English, going back to Germanic *hurna- (whence also Old Frisian, Old High German & Old Norse horn "horn," Gothic haurn), going back to Indo-European *ḱr̥-n-o, perhaps originally "object made of bony material from the head" (whence also Latin cornum, cornū "horn," Welsh carn "hoof, hilt, handle," Breton karn "hoof," and, with an additional velar suffix, Sanskrit śŕ̥ṅgam "horn"), derivative of a base *ḱer-, elsewhere with laryngeal element *ḱer-h₂- "bony material constituting the skull or horns" — more at kerato-

Note: Also in Germanic *her-uta- "stag, hart, deer"—see hart. The Latin u-stem cornū perhaps reflects an earlier *korū̆ merged with *korno- (see Alan Nussbaum, Head and Horn in Indo-European, Berlin, 1986, p. 4).

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

horn

noun

ˈhȯrn

: one of the hard bony growths on the head of many hoofed animals (as cattle, goats, or sheep)

: the tough material of which horns and hooves are composed

The knife handle was made of horn.

: a brass musical instrument (as a trumpet or French horn)

: a usually electrical device that makes a noise like that of a horn

Drivers were blowing their horns.

: something shaped like or made from a horn

Each soldier carried a horn of powder.

: a musical or signaling instrument made from an animal's horn

Medical Definition

horn

noun

ˈhȯ(ə)rn

: one of the usually paired bony processes that arise from the head of many ungulates and that are found in some extinct mammals and reptiles

especially : one of the permanent paired hollow sheaths of keratin usually present in both sexes of cattle and their relatives that function chiefly for defense and arise from a bony core anchored to the skull

: the tough fibrous material consisting chiefly of keratin that covers or forms the horns of cattle and related animals, hooves, or other horny parts (as claws or nails)

: cornu

horn

noun

as in cornet

something shaped like a hollow cone and used as a container musketeers carrying their gunpowder in powder horns

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funnel
cornucopia

单词	horn
释义	horn noun ˈhȯrn plural horns 1 a : one of the usually paired bony processes that arise from the head of many ungulates and that are found in some extinct mammals and reptiles: such as (1) : one of the permanent paired hollow sheaths of keratin usually present in both sexes of cattle and their relatives that function chiefly for defense and arise from a bony core anchored to the skull see cow illustration (2) : antler (3) : a permanent solid horn of keratin that is attached to the nasal bone of a rhinoceros (4) : one of a pair of permanent bone protuberances from the skull of a giraffe or okapi that are covered with hairy skin b : a part like an animal's horn attributed especially to the devil c : a natural projection or excrescence from an animal resembling or suggestive of a horn d(1) : the tough fibrous material consisting chiefly of keratin that covers or forms the horns of cattle and related animals, hooves, or other horny parts (such as claws or nails) (2) : a manufactured product (such as a plastic) resembling horn e : a hollow horn used to hold something 2 : something resembling or suggestive of a horn: such as a : one of the curved ends of a crescent b : a sharp mountain peak c : a body of land or water shaped like a horn d : a beak-shaped part of an anvil e : a high pommel of a saddle f : cornu 3 a : an animal's horn used as a wind instrument b : a brass wind instrument: such as (1) : hunting horn (2) : french horn c : a wind instrument used in a jazz band especially : trumpet d : a usually electrical device that makes a noise like that of a horn 4 : a source of strength 5 : one of the equally disadvantageous alternatives presented by a dilemma 6 slang : telephone horn adjective horned ˈhȯrnd also ˈhȯr-nəd adjective hornedness ˈhȯr-nəd-nəs ˈhȯrn(d)-nəs noun hornless ˈhȯrn-ləs adjective hornlessness noun hornlike ˈhȯrn-ˌlīk adjective Synonyms cornet cornucopia See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences musketeers carrying their gunpowder in powder horns Recent Examples on the Web The horn blows and Sarah gets off to a running start, while Cashay can't even get her wheel to move. Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2022 Immediately after the final horn, the Ilitch family — seven children and many grandchildren — gathered along the Detroit bench. Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 9 June 2022 Those golf shoes left indelible imprints that will last until the last pass is thrown and Saint Peter blows the final horn (not a whistle; Don hated whistles, stemming from his days in the service). Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 2022 Asked about the incident, the man said the vehicle behind him had been tailgating and beeping the horn. John Benson, cleveland, 23 Aug. 2022 The victim said she was hunched over the steering wheel honking the horn to try to get the attention of McDonald’s workers. Carol Robinson \| Crobinson@al.com, al, 12 Aug. 2022 Rollins also said to allow child to practice honking the horn — and explain to them why. Fox News, 4 Aug. 2022 The horn of the Staten Island Ferry blared in the distance. Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022 The unicorn horn may disappear before the company goes public, though. Wired, 8 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, going back to Old English, going back to Germanic hurna- (whence also Old Frisian, Old High German & Old Norse horn* "horn," Gothic haurn), going back to Indo-European ḱr̥-n-o, perhaps originally "object made of bony material from the head" (whence also Latin cornum, cornū* "horn," Welsh carn "hoof, hilt, handle," Breton karn "hoof," and, with an additional velar suffix, Sanskrit śŕ̥ṅgam "horn"), derivative of a base ḱer-, elsewhere with laryngeal element ḱer-h₂- "bony material constituting the skull or horns" — more at kerato- Note: Also in Germanic her-uta- "stag, hart, deer"—see hart. The Latin u-stem cornū* perhaps reflects an earlier korū̆ merged with korno- (see Alan Nussbaum, Head and Horn in Indo-European, Berlin, 1986, p. 4). First Known Use before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing horn blow one's own horn French horn English horn horn in horn fly horn-mad saddle horn post horn on the horn toot one's own horn horn-rimmed glasses horn-rims hunting horn horn of plenty powder horn the horn bass horn got on the horn See More blow one's own horn French horn English horn horn in horn fly horn-mad saddle horn post horn on the horn toot one's own horn horn-rimmed glasses horn-rims hunting horn horn of plenty powder horn the horn bass horn got on the horn See More Kids Definition horn noun ˈhȯrn 1 : one of the hard bony growths on the head of many hoofed animals (as cattle, goats, or sheep) 2 : the tough material of which horns and hooves are composed The knife handle was made of horn. 3 : a brass musical instrument (as a trumpet or French horn) 4 : a usually electrical device that makes a noise like that of a horn Drivers were blowing their horns. 5 : something shaped like or made from a horn Each soldier carried a horn of powder. 6 : a musical or signaling instrument made from an animal's horn Medical Definition horn noun ˈhȯ(ə)rn 1 a : one of the usually paired bony processes that arise from the head of many ungulates and that are found in some extinct mammals and reptiles especially : one of the permanent paired hollow sheaths of keratin usually present in both sexes of cattle and their relatives that function chiefly for defense and arise from a bony core anchored to the skull b : the tough fibrous material consisting chiefly of keratin that covers or forms the horns of cattle and related animals, hooves, or other horny parts (as claws or nails) 2 : cornu Geographical Definition Horn geographical name ˈhȯrn variants or North Cape cape just south of the Arctic Circle in northwestern Iceland horn noun as in cornet something shaped like a hollow cone and used as a container musketeers carrying their gunpowder in powder horns Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance cornet tube funnel cornucopia
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horn

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