horn
horns; horned; horning
A horn is an instrument that's made of metal and is played by blowing into it. Another type of horn comes out of an animal's head. Don't confuse the two and imagine a trombone sticking out of a water buffalo's head.
A trumpet is one kind of horn, and another is a silly plastic noisemaker that produces a loud, honking sound. You might blow this horn at a New Year's party or a football game. Your car has a horn too, that you use to warn other drivers of your presence or express your annoyance. The horns that animals have are hard, bony bumps or projections on their heads — you'll see them on goats and bulls, for example.
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a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
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a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves
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synonyms:
French horn
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brass, brass instrument
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
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brass, brass instrument
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a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
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noisemaker
a device (such as a clapper or bell or horn) used to make a loud noise at a celebration
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noisemaker
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an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound
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air horn
a pneumatic horn
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foghorn
a warning device consisting of a horn that generates a loud low tone
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claxon, klaxon
a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles
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shofar, shophar
an ancient musical horn made from the horn of a ram; used in ancient times by the Israelites to sound a warning or a summons; used in synagogues today on solemn occasions
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diaphone
a foghorn that makes a signal consisting of two tones
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alarm, alarm system, warning device
a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
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a device on an automobile for making a warning noise
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synonyms:
automobile horn, car horn, hooter, motor horn
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alarm, alarm system, warning device
a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
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alarm, alarm system, warning device
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a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning;
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alarm, alarum, alert, warning signal
an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
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alarm, alarum, alert, warning signal
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one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
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any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn
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the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails
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baleen, whalebone
a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets
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tortoiseshell
the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles
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animal material
material derived from animals
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baleen, whalebone
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a device having the shape of a horn“horns at the ends of a new moon”“the horn of an anvil”“the cleat had two horns”
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device
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
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device
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stab or pierce with a horn or tusk
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a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather)
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synonyms:
saddle horn
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