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horntop: white rhinoceros and bighorn sheepbottom:western saddle

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H0277800 (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 To join without being invited; intrude. Used with in.Idioms: 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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(hɔːn) n1. (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 hairs3. (Zoology) any hornlike projection or process, such as the eyestalk of a snail4. (Zoology) the antler of a deer5. (Zoology) a. the constituent substance, mainly keratin, of horns, hooves, etcb. (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 cornucopia8. (Instruments) a primitive musical wind instrument made from the horn of an animal9. (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 anglais10. (Jazz) jazz slang any wind instrument11. (Electronics) a. a device for producing a warning or signalling noiseb. (in combination): a foghorn. 12. US and Canadian and Austral an informal name for telephone13. (usually plural) the hornlike projection attributed to certain devils, deities, etc14. (usually plural) the imaginary hornlike parts formerly supposed to appear on the forehead of a cuckold15. (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 control16. (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 soundb. any such device used to spread or focus sound, such as the device attached to an electrical loudspeaker in a public address systemc. Also called: horn antenna a microwave aerial, formed by flaring out the end of a waveguide17. (Geological Science) geology another name for pyramidal peak18. (Physical Geography) a stretch of land or water shaped like a horn19. slang Brit an erection of the penis20. (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 passionb. to withdraw a previous statementc. to economize23. on the horns of a dilemma a. in a situation involving a choice between two equally unpalatable alternativesb. in an awkward situationvb (tr) 24. to provide with a horn or horns25. 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

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(hɔːn) n (Placename) Cape See Cape Horn

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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. 12. a. French horn. b. hunting horn. c. trumpet. 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]

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n. Cape, Cape Horn.

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(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.

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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.

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.

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Past participle: horned
Gerund: horning

Imperative
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horn

Present
I horn
you horn
he/she/it horns
we horn
you horn
they horn

Preterite
I horned
you horned
he/she/it horned
we horned
you horned
they horned

Present Continuous
I am horning
you are horning
he/she/it is horning
we are horning
you are horning
they are horning

Present Perfect
I have horned
you have horned
he/she/it has horned
we have horned
you have horned
they have horned

Past Continuous
I was horning
you were horning
he/she/it was horning
we were horning
you were horning
they were horning

Past Perfect
I had horned
you had horned
he/she/it had horned
we had horned
you had horned
they had horned

Future
I will horn
you will horn
he/she/it will horn
we will horn
you will horn
they will horn

Future Perfect
I will have horned
you will have horned
he/she/it will have horned
we will have horned
you will have horned
they will have horned

Future Continuous
I will be horning
you will be horning
he/she/it will be horning
we will be horning
you will be horning
they will be horning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been horning
you have been horning
he/she/it has been horning
we have been horning
you have been horning
they have been horning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been horning
you will have been horning
he/she/it will have been horning
we will have been horning
you will have been horning
they will have been horning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been horning
you had been horning
he/she/it had been horning
we had been horning
you had been horning
they had been horning

Conditional
I would horn
you would horn
he/she/it would horn
we would horn
you would horn
they would horn

Past Conditional
I would have horned
you would have horned
he/she/it would have horned
we would have horned
you would have horned
they would have horned

horn

A steep-sided, pyramidal mountain peak formed by the backward erosion of the headwalls of several cirques.

Thesaurus

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 ungulatesantler - deciduous horn of a member of the deer familybull - uncastrated adult male of domestic cattletup, ram - uncastrated adult male sheep; "a British term is `tup'"caprine animal, goat - any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight hornsbone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebratesappendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"
	3.	horn - a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning;alarum, warning signal, alarm, alert - an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
	4.	horn - a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather)saddle hornsaddlebow, pommel - handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddlestock 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 valvescornet, trumpet, trumpbrass 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 mouthpieceserpent - 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 hornappendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"
	7.	horn - the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nailsceratin, keratin - a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hoovesanimal material - material derived from animalsbaleen, whalebone - a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsetstortoiseshell - 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 soundair horn - a pneumatic hornalarm system, warning device, alarm - a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable eventfoghorn - a warning device consisting of a horn that generates a loud low toneclaxon, klaxon - a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehiclesshofar, 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
	10.	horn - a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valvesFrench hornbrass 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 noiseautomobile horn, car horn, motor horn, hooteralarm system, warning device, alarm - a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable eventauto, 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"tuskpierce, thrust - penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument

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Translations

喇叭角角制物角状物角质

horn

(hoːn) noun1. a hard object which grows (usually in pairs) on the head of a cow, sheep etc. A ram has horns.角2. the material of which this is made. spoons made of horn; (also adjective) horn spoons.角质3. something which is made of horn. a shoehorn.角制物4. something which looks like a horn in shape. a snail's horns.角状物5. the apparatus in a car etc which gives a warning sound. The driver blew his horn. （汽车）喇叭 6. an instrument, formerly an animal's horn but now made of brass, that is blown to produce a musical sound. a hunting-horn.号角7. (also French horn) the type of coiled brass horn that is played in orchestras etc. 法国号horned adjective having a horn or horns. a horned animal.有角的-horneda long-horned antelope.有...角的ˈhorny adjective1. like horn. a horny substance.角状的2. as hard as horn. horny hands.粗硬起老茧的3. (slang) sexually excited; easily aroused sexually. feeling horny.性冲动的

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in symphonic and chamber music: see French hornFrench horn,
brass wind musical instrument. Fundamentally a metal tube of narrow conical bore, it is curved into circles because of its great length. The horn ends in a wide flare. It is a development (c.1650) of the small hunting horn.
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see King HornKing Horn,
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in zoology, one of a pair of structures projecting from the head of a hoofed animal, used chiefly as a weapon. In cattle, sheep, Old World antelopes, and related animals the horns are permanent and unbranched and are usually present in both sexes. They are composed of a sheath of keratin—a tough fibrous material derived from epithelial tissue—overlying a bony core projecting from the skull. In the deer family the branched structures, called antlers, are composed entirely of bone with no actual horn substance; they are usually present only in the male and are shed annually. The horns of the pronghorn have characteristics of both true horns and antlers. Rhinoceros horns are not true horn but greatly modified hair, derived entirely from the epidermis. Horns have long been used for many purposes, e.g., drinking cups, spoons, trumpets, containers for gunpowder, and combs. Carved pieces of horn have been found dating from prehistoric times. In art and religion horns symbolize power. The "horns of the altar" (Amos 3.14) symbolized divine protection. Hornlike protuberances appear on other animals, e.g., on the horned toad and the horned pout.

Horn

The diagonally projecting points of the Corinthian and Composite orders; usually chamfered to protect the sharp edges.

Horn

in acoustics, a section of a tube with a variable cross section, used to increase the power radiated by sound sources and to concentrate the radiated acoustic power in a specific direction, in which case the sound source is coupled to the narrow end of the horn, or to amplify received sound, in which case some sort of sound receiver is attached at the narrow end.

Horns are most often used in horn loudspeakers, where they substantially increase the radiated acoustic power, especially in the low-frequency region, thus improving the loudspeaker’s efficiency. This is achieved as a result of the better matching between the radiator and the medium. The simplest horn has a conical shape. A more advanced type—the exponential horn—is used for operating over a broad frequency range, for instance, in amplifying and reproducing sound. In exponential horns, the cross-sectional area S varies along the horn’s axis x according to the formula S(x) = S₀e^mx, where S₀ is the cross section of the throat and m is a constant for the rate of taper of flare of the horn. Horns are used much less often for sound reception.

Horns are employed for the direct amplification of the human voice in megaphones. The principle of the horn is the basis for horn antennas in radio engineering.

Horn

one of the most ancient of the mouthpiece wind instruments. The earliest horns were made from the hollow horns of bulls. Later, horns were made out of wood, bark, ivory, or metal. The horn was a signal instrument used chiefly by shepherds, hunters, and the postal and military service. The first horn band, which consisted of perfected hunting horns, was formed in 1751. The horn was the prototype of many of the wind instruments with conical bores. The French horn evolved from the hunting horn.

Horn

a hard protuberance on the head of many extant ungulates and certain fossil reptiles (for example, horned dinosaurs) and mammals (Titantheria, Dinoceras), serving mainly as an organ of defense and, in the males of many species, as a weapon in the battle for a female.

There are several different types of horns in ungulates. Rhinoceroses bear one or two unpaired horns on the frontal and/or nasal bones; the horns consist of conical thickenings of cornified epidermis. Bovids have paired horns consisting of bony cores that develop on integumental bone which fuses with the frontal bone. The bony cores are covered with hollow, horny sheaths that grow continuously as the animal grows and the horn wears out. Only in the pronghorn do the horns periodically fall out. The paired horns of giraffes are formed of bony cores fused to the frontal bone and covered with soft skin and hair.

Deer have paired horns, or antlers, whose bony cores rest on pedicels of the frontal bones. The antlers of young deer are covered with soft skin, which later dries and falls off, revealing the bony foundation. It is characteristic for deer to shed their antlers periodically as a result of resorption of bony tissue at the site where the pedicels join the cores of the antlers. They grow new horns owing to the activity of the periosteal cells of the pedicel. Branching of the antlers increases with age. In all deer except the reindeer, only the males are antlered. The shedding and development of antlers is closely related to the activity of the sex glands. Hence, the antlers of castrated deer are not shed and do not grow. The horny sheath is used in the manufacture of various products, and the bony process yields bone oil, bone meal, and glue. The antlers in the velvet are a source of pantocrine.

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horn

[hȯrn] (building construction) A section projecting from the end of one of the members of a right-angle wood framing joint. (electromagnetism) horn antenna (engineering acoustics) A tube whose cross-sectional area increases from one end to the other, used to radiate or receive sound waves and to intensify and direct them. Also known as acoustic horn. (geology) A topographically high, sharp, pyramid-shaped mountain peak produced by the headward erosion of mountain glaciers; the Matterhorn is the classic example. (metallurgy) Holding arm for the electrode of a resistance spot-welding machine.

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horn, 1 1. Any projecting end of one of the members of a right-angle wood framing joint. 2. The extension of a sash stile below the bottom rail of an upper-hung sash, either for styling or to serve as a stop. 3. A horizontal extension of a windowsill beyond the jamb. 4. Same as spur, 1. 5. A volute, 1. 6. An acroterion, 2.

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i. An antenna shaped like a horn. Radar waves are radiated directly into space without benefit of a reflector. A horn is usually designed as an extension of a waveguide whose sides flare from the original waveguide size to a larger aperture size. Also called a horn radiator.
ii. A device for making a warning noise, as used, for example, in a landing-gear warning system.
iii. A short lever attached to a control surface, to which the control cable, other operating line, rod, or compensating weight or aerodynamic surface is attached, as in a rudder horn, elevator horn, or horn balance.

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believed to promote fertility. [Art: Hall, 157]See: Fertility

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1. 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. the outgrowth from the nasal bone of a rhinoceros, consisting of a mass of fused hairs 3. any hornlike projection or process, such as the eyestalk of a snail 4. the antler of a deer 5. the constituent substance, mainly keratin, of horns, hooves, etc. 6. a primitive musical wind instrument made from the horn of an animal 7. any musical instrument consisting of a pipe or tube of brass fitted with a mouthpiece, with or without valves 8. Jazz slang any wind instrument 9. a device for producing a warning or signalling noise 10. an extension of an aircraft control surface that projects in front of the hinge providing aerodynamic assistance in moving the control 11. a. 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. a microwave aerial, formed by flaring out the end of a waveguide 12. Geology another name for pyramidal peak13. a stretch of land or water shaped like a horn 14. Bible a symbol of power, victory, or success

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Cape. See Cape Horn

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noun a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it

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noun one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates

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noun a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning

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noun a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather)

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noun a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone

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noun any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn

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noun the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails

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noun a device having the shape of a horn

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noun an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound

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noun 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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noun a device on an automobile for making a warning noise

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verb stab or pierce with a horn or tusk

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