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horn

Definition

  • noun: one of the hard pointed parts that grows on the head of some animals (such as cattle, goats, or sheep)
  • noun: one of the usually paired bony processes that arise from the head of many ungulates and that are found in some extinct mammals and reptiles
  • synonyms: cuckold, antler, spike

Examples

  • We've had a very successful year, and I think we have a right to 'blow our own horn' [=('Brit') 'blow our own trumpet'] a little.

  • When he heard there was trouble, he 'got on the horn' to the police. [=he phoned the police]

  • The bad economic news has caused many investors to 'pull in their horns'.

Movie quotes

  • (..) The monk's hand points to the Bible, in which is written: "And I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet colored beast, full of names of blasphemy having seven heads and ten horns. And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet color, having a golden cup in her hand. And upon her forehad was a name, (..)
    1927 Metropolis