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Horn

/hɔːn/

Horn is a noun and verb with 4 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. 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”
  2. A sound signaling the expiration of time.
    “The shot was after the horn and therefore did not count.”
verb
  1. (of an animal) To assault with the horns.
  2. To furnish with horns.

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API

Synonyms keratin blower (UK) dog and bone (Cockney rhyming slang) phone boner (US) hard-on

Origin

From Old English horn.

Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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