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horn

UK
/hɔːn/
US
/hɔrn/

Translations

hornnoun
horns
pl
UK
/hɔːn/
US
/hɔrn/
The bull lowered its head, showing off its sharp horns.
Le taureau baissa la tête, exhibant ses cornes pointues.
klaxonPour un véhicule.
She honked the car horn to alert the pedestrian crossing the street.
Elle a actionné le klaxon de la voiture pour avertir le piéton qui traversait la rue.
corInstrument de musique.
He played a beautiful melody on his French horn during the concert.
Il a joué une belle mélodie au cor pendant le concert.
Additional translations
corneEn héraldique ou comme motif décoratif.
corne à boireVase ou récipient fait d'une corne d'animal.
haut-parleurAppareil de sonorisation à pavillon.
picEn géographie, pour un sommet aigu.
Synonyms
antler
tusk
spike
prong
projection
appendage
hornverb
horned
Past Simple
horned
Past Participle
horning
Gerund
UK
/hɔːn/
US
/hɔrn/
encornerSe dit d'un animal qui frappe ou blesse avec ses cornes.
The bull horned the intruder out of its territory.
Le taureau a encorné l'intrus pour le chasser de son territoire.
klaxonnerPour un véhicule.
Drivers behind us started to horn loudly when the light turned green.
Les conducteurs derrière nous se sont mis à klaxonner bruyamment lorsque le feu est passé au vert.
Additional translations
orner de cornes
Synonyms
horn in
butt in
intrude
barge in
break in
interfere
meddle
obtrude
interpose
interlope
encroach
trespass
impose
impose oneself
insert oneself
butt into
honk
toot
blare
blast
sound
blow
signal
hornadjective
UK
/hɔːn/
US
/hɔrn/
Used attributively to describe items made of horn or containing horn.
en corne
She brushed her hair with a finely carved horn comb.
Elle se brossait les cheveux avec un peigne finement sculpté en corne.
Synonyms
horned
horn-like
hornlike
corneous
corniculate
corniform
cornate
keratinous

Definitions

hornnoun
A hard, pointed, often curved part that grows from the head of some animals, such as cows and goats.
The bull lowered its head, showing off its sharp horns.
A device that makes a loud noise, used on vehicles to warn or signal.
She honked the car horn to alert the pedestrian crossing the street.
A musical instrument made of brass or other metal, played by blowing into it.
He played a beautiful melody on his French horn during the concert.
A symbol or representation of a horn, often used in heraldry or as a decorative element.
The family crest featured a unicorn with a golden horn.
A container or drinking vessel made from an animal's horn.
The Viking drank mead from a horn during the feast.
A loudspeaker used for public address or sound amplification, typically having a flared shape resembling an animal horn.
The coach's instructions blared out of the stadium horn before the kickoff.
A sharp, pyramidal mountain peak shaped like a horn.
Climbers from around the world attempt to scale the icy horn of the Matterhorn each year.
hornverb
To furnish or adorn with horns.
The craftsman horned the helmet to give it a more intimidating appearance.
To drive or push with the horns.
The bull horned the intruder out of its territory.
To sound the horn of a vehicle; to honk.
Drivers behind us started to horn loudly when the light turned green.
hornadjective
Made from or consisting of horn (the hard substance forming an animal’s horn).
She brushed her hair with a finely carved horn comb.
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