- horn
- I(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)n. antler, cornu, callus, nail; saddle horn, pummel, pommel; blower, tooter, tin horn, ram's horn, shofar, French horn, trumpet, etc. (see music); horn of plenty, cornucopia; powder horn. See hardness, sharpness, receptacle.- horn inII(Roget's IV) n.1. [A wind instrument]Syn. woodwind, brass instrument, trumpet, air horn, electric horn.Types of horns include: bugle, trumpet, trombone, cornet, fluegelhorn, French horn, baritone, tuba, sax-tuba, saxophone, sousaphone, brass tuba, bombardon, serpent, alpenhorn, hunting horn, bass horn, conch, lure, ram's horn, shofar; see also musical instrument .2. [Hard growth on the head of certain animals]Syn. tusk, antler, rack, outgrowth, pronghorn, hornbill, frontal bone, epiphysis, apophysis, quill, corniculum, spine, spike, corniplume, point, cornu, cornicle, cornule; see also bone , tooth 1 .3. [The material comprising horns, sense 2]Syn. keratin, elastin, epidermal tissue, corneous matter, corneate matter.• blow one's own horn*,Syn. praise oneself, gloat, brag; see boast 1 .• lock horns,Syn. disagree, conflict, defy; see oppose 1 .• on the horns of a dilemma,Syn. torn between two alternatives, having to make a difficult decision, between the devil and the deep blue sea*, between a rock and a hard place; see in trouble at trouble .• pull or [m1]• draw or [m1]• haul in one's horns,Syn. withdraw, recant, hold oneself back; see restrain 1 .III(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.1. outgrowth tusk, antler, spike, cornu.2. see musical instrument
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