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| alpenhorn |
a very long curved wooden horn, used by herdsmen in the Alps to call cattle. |
| althorn |
any of various brass wind instruments in the alto or tenor range, esp. the altosaxhorn; alto horn. |
| brass |
(often pl.) a wind instrument usu. made of brass, such as a trumpet or horn. [1/6 definitions] |
| buckhorn |
the horn of a buck deer, esp. used as a material for buttons, knife handles, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| bugle1 |
a horn similar to a trumpet or cornet, but usu. without keys or valves. [1/4 definitions] |
| cornucopia |
a mythological goat's horn containing an endless supply of food, used as a symbol of abundance and prosperity; horn of plenty. [2/3 definitions] |
| ear trumpet |
a horn-shaped tube formerly used as a hearing aid by those with impaired hearing. |
| excrescence |
anything growing out from the body, such as a horn. [1/3 definitions] |
| foghorn |
a loud, deep-sounding horn, as on a ship, used in fog or at night to give warning signals. |
| gore2 |
to injure by stabbing with a horn, antler, tusk, or the like. |
| honk |
any sound resembling this, such as the sound of an automobile horn. [3/5 definitions] |
| hoot |
a sound resembling an owl's cry, such as the sound of a car horn. [1/7 definitions] |
| hornbook |
formerly, a child's primer for reading or math, consisting of a page of material covered by a transparent sheet of horn and framed. [1/2 definitions] |
| hornless |
combined form of horn. |
| hornpipe |
a musical wind instrument whose mouthpiece and bell are usu. made of ox horn. [1/3 definitions] |
| horny |
made of or similar to horn. [1/4 definitions] |
| inkhorn |
formerly, a small portable container for ink, usu. made of horn. [1/2 definitions] |
| keratin |
a hard animal protein which is the main constituent of horn, nails, feathers, beaks, and the like. |
| kerato- |
horn; hornlike. [1/2 definitions] |
| Klaxon |
trademark for a loud electric horn. |
| noisemaker |
someone or something that makes noise, esp. a rattle, horn, or other device used at a party or celebration. |
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