horn

Definition

  • n. a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
  • n. one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
  • n. a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning;
  • n. a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather)

Word forms

Past tense
horned
Past participle
horned
Present participle
horning
Third person singular
horns

Example sentences

  1. n.

    The musician played a beautiful melody on his horn.

  2. a.

    She wore a horn-shaped necklace that looked very unique.

  3. vt.

    The bullhorned animal charged at the intruder.