horn in

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hawrn in]
- /hɔrn ɪn/
- /hɔːn ɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hawrn in]
- /hɔrn ɪn/

Definitions of horn in words

noun horn in one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes. 1
noun horn in a similar growth, sometimes of hair, as the median horn or horns on the snout of the rhinoceros, or the tusk of the narwhal. 1
noun horn in antler. 1
noun horn in a process projecting from the head of an animal and suggestive of such a growth, as a feeler, tentacle, or crest. 1
noun horn in the bony substance of which such animal growths are composed. 1
noun horn in any similar substance, as that forming tortoise shell, hoofs, nails, or corns. 1

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Origin of horn in

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-)

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Parts of speech for Horn in

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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horn in 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".

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Synonyms for horn in

verb horn in

butt in — If you say that someone is butting in, you are criticizing the fact that they are joining in a conversation or activity without being asked to.
interrupt — to cause or make a break in the continuity or uniformity of (a course, process, condition, etc.).
intrude — to thrust or bring in without invitation, permission, or welcome.
muscle in — a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body.

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