| 单词 | horn |
| 释义 | horn (once / 161 pages) 1n 2nv 3n 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. WORD FAMILYhorn: dehorn, horned, horning, hornist, hornless, hornlike, horns, horny+/dehorn: dehorned, dehorning/horny: hornier, horniest, hornily, horniness USAGE EXAMPLESAt 5:39 a.m., more than a dozen tow trucks, headlights on, paraded down Colorado, horns blaring. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) The Horned Frogs were within four points after Alex Robinson stole a pass by Mason and beat him to the end for a layup. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) The Bulldogs sent the Horned Frogs to only their third losing season in Gary Patterson’s 16 full seasons as their coach. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1n a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves Syn|Hypo|Hyper cornet, trump, trumpet serpent an obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake 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 2n a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves Syn|Hyper French horn 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 3n a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it Hyper noisemaker a device (such as a clapper or bell or horn) used to make a loud noise at a celebration 4n an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound Hypo|Hyper air horn a pneumatic horn foghorna warning device consisting of a horn that generates a loud low tone claxon, klaxona kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles shofar, shopharan 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 diaphonea foghorn that makes a signal consisting of two tones alarm, alarm system, warning device a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event 5n a device on an automobile for making a warning noise Syn|Hyper automobile horn, car horn, hooter, motor horn alarm, alarm system, warning device a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event 6n a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning; 2Hyper alarm, alarum, alert, warning signal an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger 1n one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates Hypo|Hyper antler deciduous horn of a member of the deer family appendage, outgrowth, process a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant 2n any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn Hyper appendage, outgrowth, process a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant 3n the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails Hypo|Hyper baleen, whalebone a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets tortoiseshellthe mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles animal material material derived from animals 4n 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 Hyper device an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose 5v stab or pierce with a horn or tusk 3the rhino horned the explorer Syn|Hyper tusk pierce, thrust penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument n a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather) Syn|Hyper saddle horn pommel, saddlebow handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle |
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