Thesaurus results for HORN

horn

noun

ˈhȯrn

Definition of horn

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 This allowed that giant horn to be hidden inside the cabinet and created less damage to the surface of the record. — Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026 The animal charged toward the visitor, chased him back and forth through a patch of trees, and, ultimately, struck the man with its horns, launching and flipping him over. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 July 2026 The grandson escaped, but the bison hooked McDaniel near his hip with one horn and hurled him several feet into the air. — Kelly McGreal , Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026 But horns are actually important safety features and, when used properly, can also help keep traffic moving. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 12 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for horn

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Noun

Scientists held an absorbent plastic tube near a mole rat for about half an hour to pick up the volatile molecules coming off its body.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
Workers also had to remove more cabling than planned to install the new launch tubes, which added extra work and delayed the schedule.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026

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In 1914 the family moved to Little Rock, where Powell sang in high school productions and learned to play several instruments including the cornet, clarinet and saxophone.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 May 2026
Nevertheless, Gadson’s father, Harold, bought him and his brother, Thomas, cornets to play in their school’s drum and bugle corps, Gadson recalled in author Jim Payne’s The Great Drummers of R&B, Funk & Soul.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026