n
A device, usually a foam block, placed in the corner of a control room or listening room in order to reduce unwanted low-frequency noises.
n
The bellow or bay of certain animals, such as a hound on the hunt or a stag in rut.
n
(idiomatic) The front bumper of a car when used to bump another vehicle, usually to inform the driver of the other vehicle that the first car would like to pass.
v
(intransitive) To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
n
(chiefly historical) A drinking vessel fashioned from an animal's horn.
n
(military, historical) An acoustic decoy used to confuse acoustic homing torpedoes by mechanically generating a loud noise while being towed some distance behind a ship.
v
(transitive) To revive with hartshorn smelling salts.
n
The sound produced by a typical car horn.
n
The horn in a motor vehicle.
n
(countable, automotive) A loud alarm, especially one on a motor vehicle.
n
Alternative form of hornguide [A part used in the fitting of axleboxes.]
n
(obsolete) A tune played on the horn very early in the morning to call out the hunters; hence, any rousing sound or call.
n
(archaic) A small portable container, often made of horn, used to carry ink.
n
Alternative form of inkhorn term [An obscure, affectedly or ostentatiously learned or erudite borrowing from another language, especially from Latin or Greek.]
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a jig (dance).
n
A wooden horned mask used for folkloric and magical purposes.
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ram, horn.
n
A whistle intended to be blown by a person who believes he/she is in danger of being raped.
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(archaic) A series of notes blown on a horn as a signal in hunting to call back the hounds when they have lost track of the game.
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A technique used in the study of wild birds, by attaching a small, individually numbered, metal or plastic tag to their legs or wings.
n
A traditional Scandinavian toast, especially with aquavit.
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Alternative spelling of tinhorn [(US) A contemptible or pretentious person, especially one who gambles for low stakes.]
n
(Australia) A willy-willy.
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