horn

UK /hɔːn/ US /hɔɹn/
noun 5name 5verb 4

Definitions

noun

1

A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals, usually paired.

2

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.

3

An antler.

4

The hard substance from which animals' horns are made, sometimes used by man as a material for making various objects.

an umbrella with a handle made of horn

5

A vessel made from a horn, to contain drink, ink, gunpowder, etc.

horns of mead and ale

I guarantee you a mighty feast, horns of ale, and afterwards wrestling and racing and contests of strength.

verb

1

To assault with the horns.

2

To furnish with horns.

3

To cuckold.

4

To sound the horn of a motor vehicle; to honk.

, His Precious Gem He horned five times but the man didn't moved his car away.

name

1

Cape Horn, at the southern tip of South America.

Sailing around the Horn was an arduous journey for sailing ships.

2

The Horn of Africa, a peninsula of Africa which juts into the Arabian Sea.

At the same time, it would be erroneous to exaggerate U.S. interests, to overreact to political developments in the Horn, or to adopt imprudent policies based on emotional reactions to Soviet and Cuban involvement.

[…] countries fail to explore the possibilities of producing other crops of high value and demand in the Horn or elsewhere.

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