hornnoun
uk/hɔːn/us/hɔːrn/horn noun (ANIMAL)
C1 [ C or U ] a hard, pointed, often curved part that grows from the top of the head of some animals, or the hard substance of which a horn is made
Examples
- The male deer grows large branching horns called antlers.
- The bull lowered its horns and charged straight at him.
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The head & neck of non-human animals
- antler
- beak
- bill
- cockscomb
- comb
- crested
- crop
- dewlap
- horned
- jaw
- muzzle
- neck
- nose
- pouch
- proboscis
- scruff
- snout
- sucker
- trunk
- tusk
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horn noun (VEHICLE)
B2 [ C ] a device on a vehicle that is used to make a loud noise as a warning or signal to other people:
The driver blew/sounded (informal honked) her horn.
See also
foghorn
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The interior of vehicles
- back seat
- brake
- clutch
- dashboard
- defogger
- defroster
- dickey
- dimmer switch
- dip switch
- electrics
- footbrake
- gas pedal
- glove compartment
- hooter
- parking brake
- safety belt
- speedometer
- steering wheel
- stick shift
- tachograph
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horn noun (MUSIC)
C2 [ C ] a curved metal musical instrument that is narrow at the end you blow into and much wider at the other end
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Musical instruments
- accordion
- alphorn
- alto
- alto recorder
- bagpipes
- dulcimer
- English horn
- euphonium
- fingerboard
- flugelhorn
- pick
- pitched
- plectrum
- reed
- reed instrument
- viol
- viola
- violin
- violoncello
- vuvuzela
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Idiom(s)
be on the horns of a dilemma
draw/pull in your horns