horn

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q82025}}{{lb|en|countable|zootomy}} A hard [[growth]] of [[keratin]] that protrudes from the top of the [[head]] of certain [[animal]]s, 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. {{senseid|en|Q834007}} An [[antler]].
4. {{senseid|en|Q29838373}} {{lb|en|uncountable}} The hard substance from which animals' horns are made, sometimes used by man as a material for making various objects.
5. 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]].
7. {{lb|en|countable}} Any of several [[musical]] [[wind instrument]]s.
8. {{senseid|en|Q2996954}} {{lb|en|countable|musical instrument}} An instrument resembling a musical horn and used to signal others.
9. {{lb|en|countable|automotive}} A loud [[alarm]], especially one on a motor vehicle.
10. {{lb|en|chiefly|sports}} A sound signaling the expiration of time.
11. {{lb|en|countable}} A [[conical]] device used to direct [[wave]]s.
12. {{senseid|en|Q180744}} {{lb|en|informal|musical instrument|countable}} Generally, any [[brass]] wind instrument.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} Of an animal, to [[assault]] with the [[#Noun|horn]]s.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To furnish with horns.
3. {{lb|en|transitive|slang|obsolete}} To [[cuckold]].
4. {{lb|en|intransitive|Singapore|India}} To sound the horn of a motor vehicle; to [[honk]].

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