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| 1. | [ noun ] a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it | |
| Related terms: | noisemaker game | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (zoology) one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates | |
| Related terms: | process antler goat bull ram os | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning; | |
| Related terms: | alarm | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (music) a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves | |
| Synonyms: | trumpet trump cornet | |
| Related terms: | brass serpent trump | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (zoology) any outgrowth from the head of an organism that resembles a horn | |
| Related terms: | process | |
| 6. | [ noun ] a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather) | |
| Synonyms: | saddle_horn | |
| Related terms: | pommel stock_saddle | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (zoology) the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails | |
| Related terms: | animal_material tortoiseshell whalebone keratin | |
| 8. | [ noun ] (music) a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves | |
| Synonyms: | French_horn | |
| Related terms: | brass | |
| 9. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 581 | |
| 10. | [ verb ] stab or pierce with a horn or tusk | |
| Synonyms: | tusk | |
| Examples: | "the rhino horned the explorer" |
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| Related terms: | pierce ivory | |
| 11. | [ noun ] an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound | |
| Related terms: | alarm klaxon foghorn shofar air_horn | |
| 12. | [ noun ] a device on an automobile for making a warning noise | |
| Synonyms: | car_horn motor_horn hooter automobile_horn | |
| Related terms: | alarm car horn_button | |
| Similar spelling: |
horny Horne Horney Horan Horine |
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