Search results for 'horn':

horn noun 1 one of a pair of hard hollow outgrowths, usually pointed, on the heads of many ruminant animals, such as cattle, sheep, etc. 2 any similar structure growing on the head of another animal, such as the growth on the snout of a rhinoceros, a male deer's antlers, or a snail's tentacle. 3 the bony substance (keratin) of which horns are made. 4 something resembling a horn in shape. 5 a horn-shaped area of land or sea. 6 an object made of horn, or an equivalent of horn, eg a drinking vessel. 7 music a wind instrument originally made from horn, now usually made of brass, specifically: a Brit a French horn; b jazz any wind instrument. 8 an apparatus for making a warning sound, especially on motor vehicles. 9 one of a pair of outgrowths believed to spring from a cuckold's forehead. 10 Brit slang an erection of the penis. 11 US slang a telephone. verb (horned, horning) 1 to fit with a horn or horns. 2 to injure or gore with a horn or horns. adj made of horn. on the horns of a dilemma having to make a choice between two equally undesirable alternatives. pull or draw in one's horns 1 to control one's strong emotions. 2 to restrict or confine one's activities, especially spending, etc.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon.

horn noun 1 one of a pair of hard hollow outgrowths, usually pointed, on the heads of many ruminant animals, such as cattle, sheep, etc. 2 any similar structure growing on the head of another animal, such as the growth on the snout of a rhinoceros, a male deer's antlers, or a snail's tentacle. 3 the bony substance (keratin) of which horns are made. 4 something resembling a horn in shape. 5 a horn-shaped area of land or sea. 6 an object made of horn, or an equivalent of horn, eg a drinking vessel. 7 music a wind instrument originally made from horn, now usually made of brass, specifically: a Brit a French horn; b jazz any wind instrument. 8 an apparatus for making a warning sound, especially on motor vehicles. 9 one of a pair of outgrowths believed to spring from a cuckold's forehead. 10 Brit slang an erection of the penis. 11 US slang a telephone. verb (horned, horning) 1 to fit with a horn or horns. 2 to injure or gore with a horn or horns. adj made of horn. on the horns of a dilemma having to make a choice between two equally undesirable alternatives. pull or draw in one's horns 1 to control one's strong emotions. 2 to restrict or confine one's activities, especially spending, etc.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon.

horn noun 1 one of a pair of hard hollow outgrowths, usually pointed, on the heads of many ruminant animals, such as cattle, sheep, etc. 2 any similar structure growing on the head of another animal, such as the growth on the snout of a rhinoceros, a male deer's antlers, or a snail's tentacle. 3 the bony substance (keratin) of which horns are made. 4 something resembling a horn in shape. 5 a horn-shaped area of land or sea. 6 an object made of horn, or an equivalent of horn, eg a drinking vessel. 7 music a wind instrument originally made from horn, now usually made of brass, specifically: a Brit a French horn; b jazz any wind instrument. 8 an apparatus for making a warning sound, especially on motor vehicles. 9 one of a pair of outgrowths believed to spring from a cuckold's forehead. 10 Brit slang an erection of the penis. 11 US slang a telephone. verb (horned, horning) 1 to fit with a horn or horns. 2 to injure or gore with a horn or horns. adj made of horn. on the horns of a dilemma having to make a choice between two equally undesirable alternatives. pull or draw in one's horns 1 to control one's strong emotions. 2 to restrict or confine one's activities, especially spending, etc.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon.