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horn

horn
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hawrn]
    • /hɔrn/
    • /hɔːn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hawrn]
    • /hɔrn/

Definitions of horn word

  • noun horn Cape. Cape Horn. 1
  • verb with object horn to cuckold. 1
  • verb with object horn to butt or gore with the horns. 1
  • verb with object horn Shipbuilding. to set up (a frame or bulkhead of a vessel being built) at a proper angle to the keel with due regard to the inclination of the keel on the ways; plumb. 1
  • adjective horn made of horn. 1
  • idioms horn blow / 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. 1

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Origin of horn

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English horn(e) (noun), Old English horn; cognate with Dutch horen, Old Norse, Danish, Swedish horn, German Horn, Gothic haurn, Latin cornu cornu, Irish, Welsh corn; akin to Greek kéras horn (see cerat-)

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Horn

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

horn popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

horn usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for horn

noun horn

  • buzzer — A buzzer is an electrical device that is used to make a buzzing sound for example, to attract someone's attention.
  • signal — anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.: a traffic signal; a signal to leave.
  • cry — When you cry, tears come from your eyes, usually because you are unhappy or hurt.
  • alert — If you are alert, you are paying full attention to things around you and are able to deal with anything that might happen.
  • whistle — to make a clear musical sound, a series of such sounds, or a high-pitched, warbling sound by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small opening formed by contracting the lips, or through the teeth, with the aid of the tongue.

verb horn

  • smackArthur, 1863–1935, British statesman and labor leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1934.
  • collide — If two or more moving people or objects collide, they crash into one another. If a moving person or object collides with a person or object that is not moving, they crash into them.
  • shove — to move along by force from behind; push.
  • buck — A buck is a US or Australian dollar.
  • poke — to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: to poke someone in the ribs.

Antonyms for horn

noun horn

  • calmness — without rough motion; still or nearly still: a calm sea.
  • composure — Composure is the appearance or feeling of calm and the ability to control your feelings.
  • repose — the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
  • assurance — If you give someone an assurance that something is true or will happen, you say that it is definitely true or will definitely happen, in order to make them feel less worried.
  • confidence — If you have confidence in someone, you feel that you can trust them.

verb horn

  • dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
  • tap — Telocator Alphanumeric Protocol
  • pull — pull media
  • discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.

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