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Hornless
see synonyms of hornlessAdjective
1. hornless
having no horns
Example Sentences:'hornless cattle'
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Hornless
see synonyms of hornlessnoun
1.
either of a pair of permanent outgrowths on the heads of cattle, antelopes, sheep, etc, consisting of a central bony core covered with layers of keratin
▶ Related adjectives: corneous, keratoid2.
the outgrowth from the nasal bone of a rhinoceros, consisting of a mass of fused hairs
3.
any hornlike projection or process, such as the eyestalk of a snail
4.
the antler of a deer
5.
a.
the constituent substance, mainly keratin, of horns, hooves, etc
b.
(in combination)
horn-rimmed spectacles
6.
a container or device made from this substance or an artificial substitute
a shoe horn
a drinking horn
7.
an object or part resembling a horn in shape, such as the points at either end of a crescent, the point of an anvil, the pommel of a saddle, or a cornucopia
8.
a primitive musical wind instrument made from the horn of an animal
9.
any musical instrument consisting of a pipe or tube of brass fitted with a mouthpiece, with or without valves
hunting horn, French horn, cor anglais10. jazz slang
any wind instrument
11.
a.
a device for producing a warning or signalling noise
b.
(in combination)
a foghorn
12. US, Canadian and Australian an informal name for telephone
13. (usually plural)
the hornlike projection attributed to certain devils, deities, etc
14. (usually plural)
the imaginary hornlike parts formerly supposed to appear on the forehead of a cuckold
15. Also called: horn balance
an extension of an aircraft control surface that projects in front of the hinge providing aerodynamic assistance in moving the control
16.
a. Also called: acoustic horn, exponential horn
a hollow conical device coupled to the diaphragm of a gramophone to control the direction and quality of the sound
b.
any such device used to spread or focus sound, such as the device attached to an electrical loudspeaker in a public address system
c. Also called: horn antenna
a microwave aerial, formed by flaring out the end of a waveguide
17. geology another name for pyramidal peak
18.
a stretch of land or water shaped like a horn
19. British vulgar, slang
an erection of the penis
20. Bible
a symbol of power, victory, or success
in my name shall his horn be exalted
21. blow one's horn
22. draw in one's horns
23. on the horns of a dilemma
verb (transitive)
24.
to provide with a horn or horns
25.
to gore or butt with a horn
noun
Cape
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Hornless
see synonyms of hornless Capecape on an island (Horn Island) in Tierra del Fuego, Chile: southernmost point of South America
noun
1.
a.
a hard, hollow, bony or keratinous, permanent projection that grows on the head of various hoofed animals, esp. bovid ruminants
b.
an antler
2.
anything that protrudes naturally from the head of an animal, as one of the tentacles of a snail, a tuft of feathers on certain birds, etc.
3. [usually pl.]
the projections imagined as growing on the brow of a cuckold
4.
a.
the substance that horns are made of
b.
any similar, now often synthetic, substance
5.
a.
a container made by hollowing out a horn
a powder horn
b.
a drink contained in a horn
6.
cornucopia
7.
anything shaped like or suggesting a horn
; specif.,a.
a peninsula or cape
b.
either end of a crescent
c.
the pointed part of an anvil
d. US
a projection above the pommel of a cowboy's saddle
8.
a.
an instrument made of horn and sounded by blowing, as the shofar
b.
any brass instrument; specif., French horn
c. US, Jazz
any wind instrument
9.
a device with a kind of blaring sound for signaling or warning
10. Bible
an emblem of glory, strength, or honor
11. Electronics
a.
a horn-shaped speaker
b.
a horn-shaped antenna
12. Geology
a jagged mountain peak resulting from the erosion of several cirques, as the Matterhorn in the Alps
verb transitive
13.
to strike, butt, or gore with the horns
14.
to furnish with horns
15. Archaic
to cuckold
adjective
16.
made of horn
horn-rimmed glasses
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