Meaning

23 senses
  1. (countable)A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals, usually paired.

  2. (countable, uncountable)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.

    рогrog

  3. (countable, uncountable)An antler.

  4. (uncountable)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

    Horn

    рогrog

  5. (countable, uncountable)A vessel made from a horn, to contain drink, ink, gunpowder, etc.

  6. An object whose shape resembles a horn, such as cornucopia or the point of an anvil.

    (countable, uncountable)One of the two corners of a crescent, particularly of the crescent moon

  7. (countable, uncountable)The high pommel of a saddle; also, either of the projections on a lady's saddle for supporting the leg.

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

  8. (countable, uncountable)The Ionic volute.

  9. (countable, uncountable)The outer end of a crosstree; also, one of the projections forming the jaws of a gaff, boom, etc.

  10. (countable, uncountable)A curved projection on the fore part of a plane.

  11. (countable, uncountable)One of the projections at the four corners of the Jewish altar of burnt offering.

  12. (countable)Any of several musical wind instruments.

    Waldhorn, Horn

    рожо́кrožók

Examples

220 sentences
  1. Rhinos are killed by poachers for their horns.

    Браконьєри вбивають носорогів за їхні роги.

    ruБраконьеры убивают носорогов ради их рогов.

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  2. Buffaloes have big horns.

    У бізонів великі роги.

    ruУ бизонов большие рога.

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  3. Tom beeped the horn.

    Том просигналив.

    ruТом трубил в рог.

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  4. Tom honked the horn.

    Том просигналив.

    deTom hupte.

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  5. Honk the horn.

    Посигналь.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
growth on the heads of certain animals:
loud alarm, especially on a motor vehicle:
Русский
By meaning 4
growth on the heads of certain animals:
horn-shaped object:
instrument used to signal others:
loud alarm, especially on a motor vehicle:
Deutsch
By meaning 8
growth on the heads of certain animals:
any of several musical wind instruments:
instrument used to signal others:
loud alarm, especially on a motor vehicle:
conical device used to direct waves:
informal: generally, any brass wind instrument:
slang: telephone:
coarse slang: erection:

Origin

From Middle English horn, horne, from Old English horn, from Proto-West Germanic *horn, fr

From Middle English horn, horne, from Old English horn, from Proto-West Germanic *horn, from Proto-Germanic *hurną. Compare West Frisian hoarn, Dutch hoorn, Low German Hoorn, horn, German Horn, Danish and Swedish horn, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽 (haurn).

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Forms

plural: horns
Singularhorn
Pluralhorns

regular

Synonyms

19 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather):saddle horn
  • a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves:cornettrumpettrump
  • a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves:French horn
  • a device on an automobile for making a warning noise:automobile horncar hornmotor hornhooter

Word family

1 related words
Relatedhorny

Collocations

3 patterns
  • honked his horn
  • horn as well
  • honked the horn

See also

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