horn meaning and definition

HORN noun

Definition of horn (noun)

1. a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
2. one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
3. a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning;
4. a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather)
   • synonyms: saddle horn
5. a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
   • synonyms: cornet, trump, trumpet
6. any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn
7. the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails
8. a device having the shape of a horn
   • "horns at the ends of a new moon"; "the hornof an anvil"; "the cleat had two horns"
9. an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound
10. a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves
    • synonyms: French horn
11. a device on an automobile for making a warning noise
    • synonyms: automobile horn, car horn, hooter, motor horn

HORN verb

Definition of horn (verb)

1. stab or pierce with a horn or tusk
   • "the rhino horned the explorer"
   • synonyms: tusk