/hɔːn/
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Translation
One of the hard pointed parts on the head of some animals; also the part of a car that makes a loud sound.
Word origin
From Old English horn, a word shared across the old Germanic languages.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- horn
Grammar
Gender
Pluralhorns
Examples
lowered .
Cows and goats grow horns on their heads.
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A car horn makes a loud sound to warn people.
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The plural is "horns".
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