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Noun
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
a similar growth, sometimes of hair, as the median horn or horns on the snout of the rhinoceros, or the tusk of the narwhal.
a process projecting from the head of an animal and suggestive of such a growth, as a feeler, tentacle, or crest.
an article made of the material of an animal horn or like substance, as a thimble, spoon, or shoehorn.
Music .
- a wind instrument, originally formed from the hollow horn of an animal but now usually made of brass or other metal or plastic.
- French horn.
Radio .
- a tube of varying cross section used in some loudspeakers to couple the diaphragm to the sound-transmitting space.
- Slang . a loudspeaker.
Idioms
blow ( or toot) one's own horn
- Informal . to publicize or boast about one's abilities or achievements
- He's a bright fellow, but likes to blow his own horn too much.
draw or pull in one's horns
- to restrain oneself or become less belligerent; retreat
- Since he lost so much gambling, he's drawn in his horns a bit.
horn in
- Informal . to thrust oneself forward obtrusively; intrude or interrupt
- Every time we try to have a private conversation, the boss horns in.
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