horns

plural of horn
as in tubes
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 horns Joy’s voice sits inside a rich octet, where horns and piano converse like old friends. Shelby Stewart, Essence, 12 Oct. 2025 Species such as Grant’s gazelles, Thomson’s gazelles, Southern reedbucks, and Impalas are commonly poached for meat, horns (used in traditional medicine and ornaments) and skins. Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025 These Bose over-ear headphones provide ample noise cancellation to drown out blaring car horns and whooshing subways)and a 24-hour battery life. Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025 The service itself pulsed with sound with horns blaring, drums pounding and voices rising in song. Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025 Whistles, horns or other noise makers. Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 4 Oct. 2025 Consultants acknowledged parts of the site already exceed Matthews’ 60-decibel limit because of nearby interstate traffic, wind and train horns. Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025 Students crowded around dormitory screens, a wedding paused for the final kick, and car horns rang out as flags streamed from open windows. Nina Subkhanberdina, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025 Bolstered by horns, passionate guitar work from Brandon Hood, Tom Bukovac and Kris Donegan, as well as twinkling piano, this song sizzles with a sultry energy, while also showcasing Myers’s continually maturing sense of songcraft. Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horns
Noun
  • In some cases, Ursuța has fused and cut tubes of glass into irregular, patterned surfaces.
    Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
  • In total, approximately 4,500 Marines and sailors have been deployed, supported by a cruiser, several destroyers, and a Los Angeles-class attack submarine equipped with more than 400 missile tubes capable of precision strikes.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • While recovering from cancer, Jackson pursued his lifelong dream of designing and measuring the acoustical properties of woodwind instruments, particularly Renaissance-era flutes, crumhorns, and cornets.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 24 July 2025

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