ALL meanings of hornest
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H h - noun hornest 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 hornest 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 hornest antler. 1
- noun hornest a process projecting from the head of an animal and suggestive of such a growth, as a feeler, tentacle, or crest. 1
- noun hornest the bony substance of which such animal growths are composed. 1
- noun hornest any similar substance, as that forming tortoise shell, hoofs, nails, or corns. 1
- noun hornest an article made of the material of an animal horn or like substance, as a thimble, spoon, or shoehorn. 1
- noun hornest any projection or extremity resembling the horn of an animal. 1
- noun hornest something resembling or suggesting an animal horn: a drinking horn. 1
- noun hornest a part resembling an animal horn attributed to deities, demons, etc.: the devil's horn. 1
- noun hornest Usually, horns. the imaginary projections on a cuckold's brow. 1
- noun hornest Music. a wind instrument, originally formed from the hollow horn of an animal but now usually made of brass or other metal or plastic. French horn. 1
- noun hornest something used as or resembling such a wind instrument. 1
- noun hornest Slang. a trumpet. 1
- noun hornest an instrument for sounding a warning signal: an automobile horn. 1
- noun hornest Aeronautics. any of certain short, armlike levers on the control surfaces of an airplane. 1
- noun hornest Radio. a tube of varying cross section used in some loudspeakers to couple the diaphragm to the sound-transmitting space. Slang. a loudspeaker. 1
- noun hornest Slang. a telephone or radiotelephone: I've been on the horn all morning. 1
- noun hornest the high protuberant part at the front and top of certain saddles; a pommel, especially a high one. 1
- noun hornest Carpentry. (in a door or window frame) that part of a jamb extending above the head. 1
- noun hornest one of the curved extremities of a crescent, especially of the crescent moon. 1
- noun hornest a crescent-shaped tract of land. 1
- noun hornest a pyramidal mountain peak, especially one having concave faces carved by glaciation. 1
- noun hornest a symbol of power or strength, as in the Bible: a horn of salvation. 1
- noun hornest each of the alternatives of a dilemma. 1
- noun hornest the narrow, more pointed part of an anvil. 1
- noun hornest ear tuft. 1
- noun hornest Metalworking. a projection at the side of the end of a rolled sheet or strip, caused by unevenness of the roll due to wear. 1
- noun hornest Horology. (in a lever escapement) either of the two prongs at the end of the lever fork guarding against overbanking when the guard pin is in the crescent. 1
- verb with object hornest to cuckold. 1
- verb with object hornest to butt or gore with the horns. 1
- verb with object hornest 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 hornest made of horn. 1
- idioms hornest 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
- idioms hornest draw / pull in one's horns, to restrain oneself or become less belligerent; retreat: Since he lost so much gambling, he's drawn in his horns a bit. 1
- idioms hornest horn in, Informal. to thrust oneself forward obtrusively; intrude or interrupt: Every time we try to have a private conversation, the boss horns in. 1
- idioms hornest lock horns, to conflict, quarrel, or disagree: The administration and the staff locked horns over the proposed measures. 1
- idioms hornest on the horns of a dilemma, confronted with two equally disagreeable choices. 1