[hɔːn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a hard permanent outgrowth, often curved and pointed, found in pairs on the heads of cattle, sheep, goats, giraffes, etc. and consisting of a core of bone encased in keratinized skin

- the substance of which horns are composed
(e.g: powdered rhino horn)

- a horn-shaped projection or object

- a wind instrument, conical in shape or wound into a spiral, originally made from an animal horn (now typically brass) and played by lip vibration

- a device sounding a warning or other signal
(e.g: a car horn)


Phrases:
- on the horn
- on the horns of a dilemma
- pull in one's horns
- toot one's own horn

Origin:
Old English horn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoorn and German Horn, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin cornu and Greek keras

[hɔːn], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of an animal) butt or gore (someone or something) with the horns

- be unfaithful to (one's husband or wife)


Phrases:
- on the horn
- on the horns of a dilemma
- pull in one's horns
- toot one's own horn

Origin:
Old English horn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoorn and German Horn, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin cornu and Greek keras