as in tube
something shaped like a hollow cone and used as a container
musketeers carrying their gunpowder in powder horns
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Recent Examples of horn
The couple got into their vehicle and Benson honked his horn to prompt the teens to move out of the way.
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Some of the highlights carried at the pop-up will be bustier gowns and distressed flowers sequined dresses, T-shirts and hoodies with Disney characters, 'Just One Byte' or playful riffs on Disney themes such as Maleficent's horns, and even a crown because who doesn't want a touch of royalty daily.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Disco introduced significant use of synthesizers, electronic pianos and orchestral instruments, such as brassy horns and silky strings, and often featured repetitive lyrics.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
The suspect almost merged into the victim, who honked their horn, Hernandez said.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Some of the highlights carried at the pop-up will be bustier gowns and distressed flowers sequined dresses, T-shirts and hoodies with Disney characters, 'Just One Byte' or playful riffs on Disney themes such as Maleficent's horns, and even a crown because who doesn't want a touch of royalty daily.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Disco introduced significant use of synthesizers, electronic pianos and orchestral instruments, such as brassy horns and silky strings, and often featured repetitive lyrics.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
The suspect almost merged into the victim, who honked their horn, Hernandez said.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horn
Noun
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The smoke travels up almost 100 feet of steel and copper tubes to the chimney and the world beyond. 21h ago / 1:45 AM PDT Share Panini, water and a telescopic folding stool: how to survive the conclave Alexander Smith Reporting from Vatican City For the avid smokewatcher, preparation is key.—
Katie Primm,
NBC news,
9 May 2025
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Among the artifacts recovered were 23 items associated with using psychoactive plants: short snuff tubes, flat tablets, and small spoons, all made of animal bone except for one made of a marine mollusk shell.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
5 May 2025
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Hudson joined a family of musicians: his father played flute, drums, cornet and the saxophone, performing regularly in local dance bands, while his mother was a vocalist, who also played the accordion and piano.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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In the late-aughts, at the restaurant French Laundry, in Yountville, California, Lena Kwak was tasked with finding a gluten-free alternative to the restaurant's iconic salmon cornets—small, crunchy wafer cones filled with salmon tartare to signal the beginning of the meal.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appétit,
15 Mar. 2024
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“Horn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horn. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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