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horn
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- pronunciation:
- horn
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A horn is a hard, hollow growth on the head of certain animals. Cows, goats, and sheep are some animals that have horns.
The male goats hit each other with their long, pointed horns.
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| definition 2: |
A horn is an instrument for playing music. Horns are usually made of a shiny metal called brass. The main part of a horn is a tube that is narrow at the end where you put your mouth. At the other end, the tube becomes wide and open like a bell. You make sounds by blowing through the tube.
The school band has many horns, especially trumpets.
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| definition 3: |
A horn is something that can make a loud noise and is usually used to keep people safe. Cars have horns, and sometimes bicycles have horns too. When you press a horn, the loud noise tells someone else that you are coming near them or that there is danger. Some people use their horns to get an animal or person to move out of their way or to move faster.
There was a lot of traffic, and we could hear a lot of car horns.
- similar words:
- alarm
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| related words: |
alarm |
| derivations: |
hornless (adj.), hornlike (adj.) |
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