Horn

Noun1.horn - a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
game - 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 ungulates
antler - deciduous horn of a member of the deer family
bull - uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
tup, 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 horns
bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
appendage, 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)
saddlebow, pommel - handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle
stock 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 valves
brass - a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
serpent - an obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake
6.horn - any outgrowth from the head of an organism that resembles a horn
appendage, 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 nails
ceratin, keratin - a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair feathers nails and hooves
animal material - material derived from animals
baleen, whalebone - a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets
tortoiseshell - the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles
8.horn - an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound
air horn - a pneumatic horn
alarm system, warning device, alarm - a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
foghorn - a warning device consisting of a horn that generates a loud low tone
claxon, klaxon - a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles
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
9.horn - a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves
brass - a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
10.horn - a device on an automobile for making a warning noise
alarm system, warning device, alarm - a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - 4-wheeled motor vehicle; 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
Verb1.horn - stab or pierce with a horn or tusk; "the rhino horned the explorer"
pierce, thrust - penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument

 

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