horn
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/hษหn/
English
Definitions
noun
- A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals, usually paired.
- Any similar real or imaginary growth or projection such as the elongated tusk of a narwhal, the eyestalk of a snail, the pointed growth on the nose of a rhinoceros, or the hornlike projection on the head of a demon or similar.
- An antler.
- The hard substance from which animals' horns are made, sometimes used by man as a material for making various objects.โan umbrella with a handle made of hornโ
verb
- (of an animal) To assault with the horns.
- To furnish with horns.
- To cuckold.
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Synonyms
blower (UK)dog and bone (Cockney rhyming slang)phoneboner (US)hard-onstiffyfunnelhooterklaxonkeratinpeninsulatuskfrench horncornettrumpetautomobile horncar hornmotor horn