Horn | Mean of horn in English Dictionary
/ˈhoɚn/
- Noun
- one of the hard pointed parts that grows on the head of some animals (such as cattle, goats, or sheep)
- a hard pointed part that grows on the nose of a rhinoceros
- the hard material of which horns are made
- utensils made of horn
- something that is shaped like a horn
- a saddle horn
- a brass musical instrument (such as a trumpet or trombone)
- an instrument made from an animal's horn that is used for music or for producing loud signals
- a device that makes a loud noise
- The driver in the car behind me blew/honked his horn.
- to talk about yourself or your achievements especially in a way that shows that you are proud or too proud
- 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.
- in a situation in which you have to choose between things that are unpleasant or undesirable
- to begin to behave in a more careful way
- to spend or invest money more carefully
- The bad economic news has caused many investors to pull in their horns.
- Verb
- to add your comment or opinion to a conversation or discussion that you have been listening to
- Whenever I start to talk, he always horns in.
- He always horns in on the conversation.
