horn

[US]/hɔːn/
[UK]/hɔːrn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. horn, antenna, trumpet, alarm

Phrases & Collocations

blow the horn

horn section

honk the horn

car horn

horn in

dorsal horn

cape horn

anterior horn

horn antenna

french horn

air horn

rhinoceros horn

hunting horn

posterior horn

english horn

Example Sentences

This horn is out of tune.

The horn blew loudly.

she got on the horn to complain.

honked the horn with irritation at the delay.

sacral horns of a Minoan type.

The knife has a horn handle.

The horn resounded through the forest.

The blare of horns could be heard in the distance.

all the time he was horning his wife.

ribby, bony-rumped, horned cattle.

the other horns would be riffing behind him.

but scarce again his horn he wound.

The young bull horned the old cow out of the herd.

The lawyers did not want to lock horns with the judge.

Real-world Examples

Let me just show you this horn.

Source: Modern Family Season 6

You want to take off my horns.

Source: Canadian drama "Saving Hope" Season 1

Right here is one of our fog horns.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2020 Collection

It has two short horns on its head.

Source: IELTS Listening

A goat has two horns on its head.

Source: Liu Yi Breakthrough English Vocabulary 3000

They really grabbed that opportunity by the horns.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

He has the longest horns in the world.

Source: VOA Special September 2015 Collection

And this thing is a horn of ugly.

Source: Modern Family - Season 03

A formation of cars blasted their horns in delight.

Source: Time

Others sounded car horns while driving through the streets.

Source: VOA Special May 2018 Collection

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