English-Thai Dictionary
horn
N เขา เขา สัตว์ kao
horn
N เครื่อง เป่า ใน ดนตรี แจ๊ส krueang-pao-nai-don-tri-jaes
horn
N แตร (รถยนต์ ter
horn
VT แทง (ด้วย เขา ขวิด (ด้วย เขา tang
horn in
PHRV ขัดจังหวะ พูดแทรก เข้าร่วม โดย ไม่ได้ รับเชิญ muscle in kad-jang-wa
horn in
VI บุกรุก (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ ก้าวก่าย interfere intrude buk-ruk
horn-mad
A ที่ โกรธ บ้าคลั่ง
hornbeam
N พืช พวก Carpinus ที่ ให้ เนื้อไม้ แข็ง
hornbill
N นก เงือก (เป็น นก ใน ตระกูล Bucerotidae nok-ngeak
hornblende
N แร่ หิน วาวช นิดหนึ่ง มี สี ดำ หรือ เขียว
hornbook
N หนังสือเรียน ขั้นต้น ตาราง ตัวเลข แผ่น หรือ หนังสือ ที่ มี ตัวอักษร
horned
ADJ ซึ่ง มี เขา sueng-me-kao
hornedness
N การ มี เขา หรือ ส่วน ที่ เป็น หงอน
hornet
N แตน (เป็น แมลง ใน ตระกูล Vespidae ต่อ tan
hornito
N เนิน รูป เตา ที่ มี ควัน ออกมา จาก ด้านบน และ ด้าน ข้าง
hornpipe
N การเต้นรำ ที่ สนุกสนาน ของ ชาวอังกฤษ ของ ชาวอังกฤษ ซึ่ง แต่เดิม เป็น การเต้นรำ ของ พวก กะลาสี kan-ten-ram-ti-sa-nuk-sa-nan-kong-chao-ang-krid-kong-chaow-ang-krid-sueng-tae-doem-pen-kan-ten-ram-kong-puak-ka-la-se
hornstone
N หินค วอ ร์ตซ์ช นิดหนึ่ง ที่ กระทบ แล้ว เกิด ประกายไฟ ได้ flint
horntail
N แมลง พวก Siricidae คล้าย พวก แตน
hornwort
N พืชน้ำ พวก Ceratophyllum
horny
ADJ คล้าย เขา สัตว์ klai-kao-sad
horny
ADJ ซึ่ง มี ความต้องการ ทางเพศ ซึ่ง เต็มไปด้วย ราคะ concupiscent libidinous lustful sueng-me-kwam-tong-kan-tang-phed
horny
ADJ ที่ ทำ มาจาก เขา สัตว์ ที่ ทำ ด้วย เขา สัตว์ ti-tam-ma-jak-kao-sad
horny
ADJ หยาบ คล้าย เขา สัตว์ กระด้าง คล้าย เขา สัตว์ yab-klai-kao-sad
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
HORN
n.[L. cornu ] 1. A hard substance growing on the heads of certain animals, and particularly on cloven-footed quadrupeds; usually projecting to some length and terminating in a point. Horns are generally bent or curving, and those of some animals are spiral. They serve for weapons of offense and defense. The substance of horns is gelatinous, and in Papin's digester it may be converted into jelly.
Horn is an animal substance, chiefly membranous, consisting of coagulated albumen, with a little gelatin and phosphate of lime.
The horns of deer possess exactly the properties of bone, and are composed of the same constituents, only the proportion of cartilage is greater.
2. A wind instrument of music, made of horn; a trumpet. Such were used by the Israelites.
3. In modern times, a wind instrument made of metal.
4. An extremity of the moon, when it is waxing or waning, and forming a crescent.
5. The feeler or antenna of an insect.
6. The feeler of a snail, which may be withdrawn; hence, to pull or draw in the horns, is to repress one's ardor, or to restrain pride.
7. A drinking cup; horns being used anciently for cups.
8. A winding stream.
9. Horns, in the plural, is used to characterize a cuckold. He wears the horns.
1 . In Scripture, horn is a symbol of strength or power.
The horn of Moab is cut off. Jeremiah 48:25.
Horn is also an emblem of glory, honor, dignity.
My horn is exalted in the Lord. 1 Samuel 2:1.
In Daniel, horn represents a kingdom or state.
HORNBEAK
n.A fish. [See Hornfish. ]
HORNBEAM
n.[See Beam. ] A genus of trees, the Carpinus, so named from the hardness of the wood.
HORNBILL
n.A fowl of the genus Buceros, which has a flat bony forehead with two horns; a native of the E. Indies.
HORNBLEND
n.A mineral of several varieties, called by Hauy amphibole. It is sometimes in regular distinct crystals; more generally the result of confused crystallization, appearing in masses, composed of lamins, acicular crystals or fibers, variously aggregated. Its prevailing colors are black and green.
HORNBLOWER
n.One that blows a horn.
HORNBOOK
n.The first book of children, or that in which they learn their letters and rudiments; so called from its cover of horn. [Now little used. ]
HORN-DISTEMPER
n.A disease of cattle, affecting the internal substance of the horn.
HORNED
a.Furnished with horns; as horned cattle. 1. Shaped like a crescent, or the new moon.
HORNEDNESS
n.The appearance of horns.
HORNER
n.One who works or deals in horns. 1. One who winds or blows the horn.
HORNET
n.An insect of the genus Vespa or wasp, the Vespa crabro. It is much larger and stronger than the wasp, and its sting gives severe pain. This insect constructs a nest of leaves or other substance which resembles brown paper of a light color. This is attached to the branches of trees, and often of the size of a half-peck measure.
HORNFISH
n.The garfish or sea-needle, of the genus Esox.
HORNFOOT
a.Having a hoof; hoofed.
HORNIFY
v.t.To bestow horns upon. [Not used or vulgar. ]
HORNING
n.Appearance of the moon when increasing, or in the form of a crescent.
HORNISH
a.Somewhat like horn; hard.
HORNLESS
a.Having no horns.
HORNMERCURY
n.Muriate of mercury.
HORNOWL
n.A species of owl, so called from two tufts of feathers on its head like horns.
HORNPIPE
n.An instrument of music in Wales, consisting of a wooden pipe with horns at the ends; one to collect the wind blown from the mouth; the other to carry off the sounds as modulated by the performer. 1. An air or tune of triple time, with six crotchets in a bar; four to the descending beat, and two to the ascending.
HORNSHAVINGS
n.Scrapings or raspings of the horns of deer.
HORNSILVER
n.Muriate of silver, or chlorid of silver.
HORNSPOON
n.A spoon made of horn.
HORNSLATE
n.A gray siliceous stone.
HORNSTONE
n.A siliceous stone, a subspecies of quartz. It is divided by Jameson into splintery, conchoidal, and wood-stone. [See Chert. ]
HORNWORK
n.In fortification, an outwork composed of two demi-bastions joined by a curtain.
HORNY
a.Consisting of horn or horns. 1. Resembling horn.
2. Hard; callous.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
HORN
Horn, n. Etym: [AS. horn; akin to D. horen, hoorn, G., Icel., Sw. , &Dan. horn, Goth. haúrn, W., Gael. , & Ir. corn, L. cornu, Gr. cheer, cranium, cerebral; cf. Skr. çiras head. Cf. Carat, Corn on the foot, Cornea, Corner, Cornet, Cornucopia, Hart. ]
1. A hard, projecting, and usually pointed organ, growing upon the heads of certain animals, esp. of the ruminants, as cattle, goats, and the like. The hollow horns of the Ox family consist externally of true horn, and are never shed.
2. The antler of a deer, which is of bone throughout, and annually shed and renewed.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any natural projection or excrescence from an animal, resembling or thought to resemble a horn in substance or form; esp. : (a ) A projection from the beak of a bird, as in the hornbill. (b ) A tuft of feathers on the head of a bird, as in the horned owl. (c ) A hornlike projection from the head or thorax of an insect, or the head of a reptile, or fish. (d ) A sharp spine in front of the fins of a fish, as in the horned pout.
4. (Bot. )
Defn: An incurved, tapering and pointed appendage found in the flowers of the milkweed (Asclepias ).
5. Something made of a horn, or in resemblance of a horn; as: (a ) A wind instrument of music; originally, one made of a horn (of an ox or a ram ); now applied to various elaborately wrought instruments of brass or other metal, resembling a horn in shape. "Wind his horn under the castle wall. " Spenser. See French horn, under French. (b ) A drinking cup, or beaker, as having been originally made of the horns of cattle. "Horns of mead and ale. " Mason. (c ) The cornucopia, or horn of plenty. See Cornucopia. "Fruits and flowers from Amalthæa 's horn. " Milton. (d ) A vessel made of a horn; esp. , one designed for containing powder; anciently, a small vessel for carrying liquids. "Samuel took the hornof oil and anointed him [David ]." 1 Sam. xvi. 13.(e ) The pointed beak of an anvil. (f ) The high pommel of a saddle; also, either of the projections on a lady's saddle for supporting the leg. (g ) (Arch. ) The Ionic volute. (h ) (Naut. ) The outer end of a crosstree; also, one of the projections forming the jaws of a gaff, boom, etc. (i ) (Carp. ) A curved projection on the fore part of a plane. (j ) One of the projections at the four corners of the Jewish altar of burnt offering. "Joab. .. caught hold on the horns of the altar. " 1 Kings ii. 28.
6. One of the curved ends of a crescent; esp. , an extremity or cusp of the moon when crescent-shaped. The moon Wears a wan circle round her blunted horns. Thomson.
7. (Mil. )
Defn: The curving extremity of the wing of an army or of a squadron drawn up in a crescentlike form. Sharpening in mooned horns Their phalanx. Milton.
8. The tough, fibrous material of which true horns are composed, being, in the Ox family, chiefly albuminous, with some phosphate of lime; also, any similar substance, as that which forms the hoof crust of horses, sheep, and cattle; as, a spoon of horn.
9. (Script. )
Defn: A symbol of strength, power, glory, exaltation, or pride. The Lord is. .. the horn of my salvation. Ps. xviii. 2.
1 . An emblem of a cuckold; -- used chiefly in the plural. "Thicker than a cuckold's horn. " Shak. Horn block, the frame or pedestal in which a railway car axle box slides up and down; -- also called horn plate. -- Horn of a dilemma. See under Dilemma. -- Horn distemper, a disease of cattle, affecting the internal substance of the horn. -- Horn drum, a wheel with long curved scoops, for raising water. -- Horn lead (Chem. ), chloride of lead. -- Horn maker, a maker of cuckolds. [Obs. ] Shak. -- Horn mercury. (Min. ) Same as Horn quicksilver (below ). -- Horn poppy (Bot. ), a plant allied to the poppy (Glaucium luteum ),found on the sandy shores of Great Britain and Virginia; -- called also horned poppy. Gray. -- Horn pox (Med. ), abortive smallpox with an eruption like that of chicken pox. -- Horn quicksilver (Min. ), native calomel, or bichloride of mercury. -- Horn shell (Zoöl.), any long, sharp, spiral, gastropod shell, of the genus Cerithium, and allied genera. -- Horn silver (Min. ), cerargyrite. -- Horn slate, a gray, siliceous stone. -- To haul in one's horns, to withdraw some arrogant pretension. [Colloq. ] -- To raise, or lift, the horn (Script. ), to exalt one's self; to act arrogantly. "'Gainst them that raised thee dost thou lift thy horn " Milton. -- To take a horn, to take a drink of intoxicating liquor. [Low ]
HORN
HORN Horn, v. t.
1. To furnish with horns; to give the shape of a horn to.
2. To cause to wear horns; to cuckold. [Obs. ] Shak.
HORNBEAK
HORNBEAK Horn "beak `, n.
Defn: A fish. See Hornfish.
HORNBEAM
Horn "beam `, n. Etym: [See Beam. ] (Bot. )
Defn: A tree of the genus Carpinus (C. Americana ), having a smooth gray bark and a ridged trunk, the wood being white and very hard. It is common along the banks of streams in the United States, and is also called ironwood. The English hornbeam is C. Betulus. The American is called also blue beech and water beech. Hop hornbeam. (Bot. ) See under Hop.
HORNBILL
HORNBILL Horn "bill `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any bird of the family Bucerotidæ, of which about sixty species are known, belonging to numerous genera. They inhabit the tropical parts of Asia, Africa, and the East Indies, and are remarkable for having a more or less horn-like protuberance, which is usually large and hollow and is situated on the upper side of the beak. The size of the hornbill varies from that of a pigeon to that of a raven, or even larger. They feed chiefly upon fruit, but some species eat dead animals.
HORNBLENDE
Horn "blende `, n. Etym: [G., fr. horn horn + blende blende. ] (Min. )
Defn: The common black, or dark green or brown, variety of amphibole. (See Amphibole. ) It belongs to the aluminous division of the species, and is also characterized by its containing considerable iron. Also used as a general term to include the whole species. Hornblende schist (Geol.), a hornblende rock of schistose structure.
HORNBLENDIC
HORNBLENDIC Horn *blend "ic, a.
Defn: Composed largely of hornblende; resembling or relating to hornblende.
HORNBLOWER
Horn "blow `er, n. Etym: [AS. hornblawere.]
Defn: One who, or that which, blows a horn.
HORNBOOK
HORNBOOK Horn "book `, n.
1. The first book for children, or that from which in former times they learned their letters and rudiments; -- so called because a sheet of horn covered the small, thin board of oak, or the slip of paper, on which the alphabet, digits, and often the Lord's Prayer, were written or printed; a primer. "He teaches boys the hornbook. " Shak.
2. A book containing the rudiments of any science or branch of knowledge; a manual; a handbook.
HORNBUG
HORNBUG Horn "bug `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A large nocturnal beetle of the genus Lucanus (as L. capreolus, and L. dama ), having long, curved upper jaws, resembling a sickle. The grubs are found in the trunks of old trees.
HORNED
HORNED Horned, a.
Defn: Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part shaped like a horn. The horned moon with one bright star Within the nether tip. Coleridge. Horned bee (Zoöl.), a British wild bee (Osmia bicornis ), having two little horns on the head. -- Horned dace (Zoöl.), an American cyprinoid fish (Semotilus corporialis ) common in brooks and ponds; the common chub. See Illust. of Chub. -- Horned frog (Zoöl.), a very large Brazilian frog (Ceratophrys cornuta ), having a pair of triangular horns arising from the eyelids. -- Horned grebe (Zoöl.), a species of grebe (Colymbus auritus ), of Arctic Europe and America, having two dense tufts of feathers on the head. -- Horned horse (Zoöl.), the gnu. -- Horned lark (Zoöl.), the shore lark. -- Horned lizard (Zoöl.), the horned toad. -- Horned owl (Zoöl.), a large North American owl (Bubo Virginianus ), having a pair of elongated tufts of feathers on the head. Several distinct varieties are known; as, the Arctic, Western, dusky, and striped horned owls, differing in color, and inhabiting different regions; -- called also great horned owl, horn owl, eagle owl, and cat owl. Sometimes also applied to the long-eared owl. See Eared owl, under Eared. -- Horned poppy. (Bot. ) See Horn poppy, under Horn. -- Horned pout (Zoöl.), an American fresh-water siluroid fish; the bullpout. -- Horned rattler (Zoöl.), a species of rattlesnake (Crotalus cerastes ), inhabiting the dry, sandy plains, from California to Mexico. It has a pair of triangular horns between the eyes; -- called also sidewinder. -- Horned ray (Zoöl.), the sea devil. -- Horned screamer (Zoöl.), the kamichi. -- Horned snake (Zoöl.), the cerastes. -- Horned toad (Zoöl.), any lizard of the genus Phrynosoma, of which nine or ten species are known. These lizards have several hornlike spines on the head, and a broad, flat body, covered with spiny scales. They inhabit the dry, sandy plains from California to Mexico and Texas. Called also horned lizard. -- Horned viper. (Zoöl.) See Cerastes.
HORNEDNESS
HORNEDNESS Horn "ed *ness, n.
Defn: The condition of being horned.
HORNEL
HORNEL Horn "el, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The European sand eel. [Scot. ]
HORNER
HORNER Horn "er, n.
1. One who works or deal in horn or horns. [R.] Grew.
2. One who winds or blows the horn. [Obs. ] Sherwood.
3. One who horns or cuckolds. [Obs. ] Massinger.
4. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The British sand lance or sand eel (Ammodytes lanceolatus ).
HORNET
Hor "net, n. Etym: [AS. hyrnet; akin to OHG. hornaz, hornuz, G.horniss; perh. akin to E. horn, and named from the sound it makes as if blowing the horn; but more prob. akin to D. horzel, Lith. szirszone, L. crabo.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A large, strong wasp. The European species (Vespa crabro ) is of a dark brown and yellow color. It is very pugnacious, and its sting is very severe. Its nest is constructed of a paperlike material, and the layers of comb are hung together by columns. The American white- faced hornet (V. maculata ) is larger and has similar habits. Hornet fly (Zoöl.), any dipterous insect of the genus Asilus, and allied genera, of which there are numerous species. They are large and fierce flies which capture bees and other insects, often larger than themselves, and suck their blood. Called also hawk fly, robber fly. -- To stir up a hornet's nest, to provoke the attack of a swarm of spiteful enemies or spirited critics. [Colloq. ]
HORNFISH
Horn "fish `, n. Etym: [AS. hornfisc.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The garfish or sea needle.
HORNFOOT
HORNFOOT Horn "foot `, a.
Defn: Having hoofs; hoofed.
HORNIFY
Horn "i *fy, v. t. Etym: [Horn + -fy. ]
Defn: To horn; to cuckold. [Obs. ] Beau. & Fl.
HORNING
HORNING Horn "ing, n.
Defn: Appearance of the moon when increasing, or in the form of a crescent. J. Gregory. Letters of horning (Scots Law ), the process or authority by which a person, directed by the decree of a court of justice to pay or perform anything, is ordered to comply therewith. Mozley & W.
HORNISH
HORNISH Horn "ish, a.
Defn: Somewhat like horn; hard.
HORNITO
Hor *ni "to, n. Etym: [A dim. fr. Sp. horno oven, L. furnus. See Furnace. ] (Geol.)
Defn: A low, oven-shaped mound, common in volcanic regions, and emitting smoke and vapors from its sides and summit. Humboldt.
HORNLESS
HORNLESS Horn "less, a.
Defn: Having no horn.
HORN-MAD
HORN-MAD Horn "-mad `, a.
Defn: Quite mad; -- raving crazy. Did I tell you about Mr. Garrick, that the town are horn-mad after Gray.
HORNOTINE
Hor "no *tine, n. Etym: [L. hornotinus of this year. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A yearling; a bird of the year.
HORNOWL
HORNOWL Horn "owl `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Horned Owl.
HORNPIKE
HORNPIKE Horn "pike `, n.
Defn: The garfish. [Prov. Eng. ]
HORNPIPE
HORNPIPE Horn "pipe `, n. (Mus. )(a ) An instrument of music formerly popular in Wales, consisting of a wooden pipe, with holes at intervals. It was so called because the bell at the open end was sometimes made of horn. (b ) A lively tune played on a hornpipe, for dancing; a tune adapted for such playing. Many a hornpipe he tuned to his Phyllis. Sir W. Raleigh. (c ) A dance performed, usually by one person, to such a tune, and popular among sailors.
HORNPOUT
HORNPOUT Horn "pout `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Horned pout, under Horned.
HORNSNAKE
HORNSNAKE Horn "snake `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A harmless snake (Farancia abacura ), found in the Southern United States. The color is bluish black above, red below.
HORNSTONE
HORNSTONE Horn "stone `, n. (Min. )
Defn: A siliceous stone, a variety of quartz, closely resembling flint, but more brittle; -- called also chert.
HORNTAIL
HORNTAIL Horn "tail `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of family (Uroceridæ ) of large hyminopterous insects, allied to the sawflies. The larvæ bore in the wood of trees. So called from the long, stout ovipositors of the females.
HORNWORK
HORNWORK Horn "work `, n. (Fort. )
Defn: An outwork composed of two demibastions joined by a curtain. It is connected with the works in rear by long wings.
HORNWORT
HORNWORT Horn "wort `, n. (Bot. )
Defn: An aquatic plant (Ceratophyllum ), with finely divided leaves.
HORNWRACK
HORNWRACK Horn "wrack `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A bryozoan of the genus Flustra.
HORNY
Horn "y, a. [Compar. Hornier; superl. Horniest.]
1. Having horns or hornlike projections. Gay.
2. Composed or made of horn, or of a substance resembling horn; of the nature of horn. "The horny. .. coat of the eye. " Ray.
3. Hard; callous. "His horny fist. " Dryden.
HORNY-HANDED
HORNY-HANDED Horn "y-hand `ed, a.
Defn: Having the hands horny and callous from labor.
HORNYHEAD
HORNYHEAD Horn "y *head `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any North American river chub of the genus Hybopsis, esp. H. biguttatus.
New American Oxford Dictionary
horn
horn |hôrn hɔrn | ▶noun 1 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. • a woolly keratinized outgrowth, occurring singly or one behind another, on the snout of a rhinoceros. • a deer's antler. • a hornlike projection on the head of another animal, e.g., a snail's tentacle or the tuft of a horned owl. • (horns ) archaic a pair of horns as an emblem of a cuckold. 2 the substance of which horns are composed: powdered rhino horn. • a receptacle or instrument made of horn, such as a drinking container or powder flask. 3 a horn-shaped projection. • a sharp promontory or mountain peak. • a raised projection on the pommel of a Western saddle: slung from the horn of his saddle was a leather bag. • ( the Horn ) Cape Horn. • an arm or branch of a river or bay. • the extremity of the moon or other crescent. • Brit. vulgar slang an erect penis. 4 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. • short for French horn. 5 an instrument sounding a warning or other signal: a car horn. ▶verb [ with obj. ] (of an animal ) butt or gore with the horns. PHRASES blow (or toot ) one's own horn informal talk boastfully about oneself or one's achievements. draw (or pull ) in one's horns become less assertive or ambitious. on the horn informal on the telephone: she got on the horn to complain. on the horns of a dilemma faced with a decision involving equally unfavorable alternatives. PHRASAL VERBS horn in informal intrude; interfere. DERIVATIVES horn ist |-ist |noun horn ( sense 4 of the noun ), horn less adjective, horn like |-ˌlīk |adjective ORIGIN Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoorn and German Horn, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin cornu and Greek keras.
Horn, Cape
Horn, Cape the most southern point of South America, on a Chilean island south of Tierra del Fuego. The region is notorious for its storms and, until the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914, constituted the only sea route between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Also called the Horn. ORIGIN named after Hoorn, the birthplace of the Dutch navigator William C. Schouten ( c. 1580 –1625 ), who sailed around it in 1616.
hornbeam
horn beam |ˈhôrnˌbēm ˈhɔrnˌbim | ▶noun a deciduous tree of north temperate regions, with oval serrated leaves, inconspicuous drooping flowers, and tough winged nuts. It yields hard pale timber. [Genera Carpinus and Ostrya, family Betulaceae: several species, including the American hornbeam (C. caroliniana ), the eastern (or hop ) hornbeam (O. virginiana ), and the European hornbeam (C. betulus ).] ORIGIN late Middle English: so named because of the tree's hard, close-grained wood.
hornbill
horn bill |ˈhôrnˌbil ˈhɔrnˌbɪl | ▶noun a medium to large tropical Old World bird, having a very large curved bill that typically has a large horny or bony casque. The male often seals up the female inside the nest hole. [Family Bucerotidae: several genera and numerous species, e.g., the great Indian hornbill (Buceros bicornis ).]
hornblende
horn blende |ˈhôrnˌblend ˈhɔrnˌblɛnd | ▶noun a dark brown, black, or green mineral of the amphibole group consisting of a hydroxyl alumino-silicate of calcium, magnesium, and iron, occurring in many igneous and metamorphic rocks. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from German, from Horn ‘horn ’ + blende (see blende ).
hornbook
horn book |ˈhôrnˌbo͝ok ˈhɔrnˌbʊk | ▶noun historical a teaching aid consisting of a leaf of paper showing the alphabet, and often the ten digits and the Lord's Prayer, mounted on a wooden tablet and protected by a thin plate of horn. • Law a one-volume treatise summarizing the law in a specific field.
horndog
horn dog |ˈhôrndäg ˈhɔrndɑɡ | ▶noun informal a man with strong sexual desires.
Horne, Lena
Horne, Lena |hôrn hɔrn | (1917 –2010 ), US singer and actress; full name Lena Calhoun Horne. In the early 1940s, she became the first African American to have a long-term contract with a Hollywood studio. Her movies include Stormy Weather (1943 ) and Till the Clouds Roll By (1946 ). In 1981 –82, she starred on Broadway in Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music.
horned
horned |hôrnd hɔrnd | ▶adjective 1 having a horn or horns: horned cattle | [ in combination ] : a long-horned bison. 2 [ attrib. ] literary crescent-shaped: the horned moon.
horned grebe
horned grebe ▶noun a North American and northern Eurasian grebe with reddish underparts and a black and gold crest. [Podiceps auritus, family Podicipedidae. ]
horned lark
horned lark ▶noun a widespread lark of open country, esp. the Arctic and mountains, the male having a black and white head pattern and two small black hornlike crests. [Genus Eremophila, family Alaudidae: two species, in particular E. alpestris. British name: shorelark. ]
horned lizard
horned liz ard ▶noun an American lizard that somewhat resembles a toad, with spiny skin and large spines on the head, typically occurring in dry open country. Also called horned toad. [Genus Phrynosoma, family Iguanidae: several species, in particular the Texas horned lizard (P. cornutum ) and the regal horned lizard (P. solare ).]
horned poppy
horned pop py (also horn poppy ) ▶noun a Eurasian poppy with grayish-green lobed leaves, large flowers, and a long curved seed capsule. [Genus Glaucium, family Papaveraceae: several species, in particular the yellow horned poppy (G. flavum ), which has become naturalized in the US, esp. along the coast from Massachusetts to Virginia. ]
horned toad
horned toad ▶noun 1 another term for horned lizard. 2 a large toad with horn-shaped projections of skin over the eyes, in particular: [● a Southeast Asian toad (Megophrys and other genera, family Peltobatidae ). ● a South American toad (Ceratophrys and other genera, family Leptodactylidae ).]
horned viper
horned vi per ▶noun a venomous nocturnal snake with an upright projection over each eye, native to the sandy deserts of North Africa and Arabia. It moves in the same way as the sidewinder. [Cerastes cerastes, family Viperidae. ]
hornero
hor ne ro |hôrˈne (ə )rō hɔrˈnɛroʊ | ▶noun ( pl. horneros ) a tropical American bird of the ovenbird family, often building its ovenlike mud nest on the top of a fence post. Also called ovenbird. [Genus Furnarius, family Furnariidae: several species, in particular the rufous hornero (F. rufus ).] ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Spanish, literally ‘baker. ’
Horner's syndrome
Hor ner's syn drome |ˈhôrnərz ˈhɔrnərz ˌsɪndroʊm | ▶noun Medicine a condition marked by a contracted pupil, drooping upper eyelid, and local inability to sweat on one side of the face, caused by damage to sympathetic nerves on that side of the neck. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: named after Johann F. Horner (1831 –86 ), Swiss ophthalmologist.
hornet
hor net |ˈhôrnit ˈhɔrnət | ▶noun a large stinging wasp that typically nests in hollow trees. [Vespa and other genera, family Vespidae: several species, including the giant hornet (V. crabro ) and the bald-faced (or white-faced ) hornet (V. maculata ).] PHRASES a hornets' nest a situation fraught with difficulties or complications: the move has stirred up a hornets' nest of academic fear and loathing. ORIGIN Old English hyrnet, of Germanic origin; related to German Hornisse. The form of the word was probably influenced by Middle Dutch and Middle Low German hornte.
hornet moth
hor net moth ▶noun a clearwing moth that resembles a hornet, with larvae that burrow under tree bark. [Several species in the family Sesiidae, including Sesia apiformis, which can be a pest of poplars. ]
Horney, Karen
Hor ney, Karen |ˈhôrˌnī ˈhɔrnaɪ | (1885 –1952 ), US psychoanalyst; born in Germany; full name Karen Danielsen Horney. Expelled from the New York Psychoanalytic Institute for her critique of Freudian practices 1941, she was the founder of the Association for Advancement of Psychoanalysis and the American Institute for Psychoanalysis that same year.
hornfels
horn fels |ˈhôrnˌfelz ˈhɔrnfɛlz | ▶noun a dark, fine-grained metamorphic rock consisting largely of quartz, mica, and particular feldspars. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from German, literally ‘horn rock. ’
Horn of Africa
Horn of Af ri ca a peninsula in northeastern Africa that includes Somalia and parts of Ethiopia. It lies between the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. Also called Somali Peninsula.
horn of plenty
horn of plen ty |hɔrn əv | ▶noun 1 a cornucopia. 2 an edible woodland mushroom with a funnel-shaped cap that bears spores on its grayish outer surface, found in both Eurasia and North America. [Craterellus cornucopiodes, family Cantharellaceae, class Hymenomycetes. ]
hornpipe
horn pipe |ˈhôrnˌpīp ˈhɔrnˌpaɪp | ▶noun a lively dance associated with sailors, typically performed by one person. • a piece of music for such a dance. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a wind instrument made of horn, played to accompany dancing ): from horn + pipe .
horn-rimmed
horn-rimmed |ˈhɔrn ˌrɪmd | ▶adjective (of glasses ) having rims made of horn or a similar substance.
Hornsby, Rogers
Horns by, Rogers |ˈhôrnzbē ˈhɔrnzbi | (1896 –1963 ), US baseball player and manager; known as Rajah. A second baseman, he was known for his batting prowess and played mainly for the St. Louis Cardinals 1915 –37. Baseball Hall of Fame (1942 ).
horn shell
horn shell ▶noun a mollusk with a long tapering shell, occurring in brackish and marine waters. [Families Potamididae and Cerithidae, class Gastropoda. ]
hornswoggle
horn swog gle |ˈhôrnˌswägəl ˈhɔrnˌswɑɡəl | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. be hornswoggled ) informal get the better of (someone ) by cheating or deception: you mean to say you were hornswoggled? ORIGIN early 19th cent. (originally US ): of unknown origin.
horntail
horn tail |ˈhôrnˌtāl ˈhɔrnteɪl | ▶noun a large wasplike sawfly that deposits its eggs inside trees and timber. It has a long egg-laying tube but no sting. Also called woodwasp. [Family Siricidae, suborder Symphyta, order Hymenoptera: several species. ]
Hornung, Ernest William
Hornung, Ernest William |ˈhɔːnəŋ | (1866 –1921 ), English novelist. He was the creator of the gentleman burglar Raffles, who first featured in The Amateur Cracksman (1899 ).
hornworm
horn worm |ˈhôrnˌwərm ˈhɔrnwərm | ▶noun the caterpillar of a hawk moth, having a spike or “horn ” on its tail. [Family Sphingidae: several genera and many species, in particular pests like the tobacco hornworm (Manduca sexta ) and the tomato hornworm (M. quinquemaculata ).]
hornwort
horn wort |ˈhôrnˌwərt, -ˌwôrt ˈhɔrnˌwərt | ▶noun a submerged aquatic plant with narrow forked leaves that become translucent and horny as they age, occurring worldwide. [Genus Ceratophyllum, family Ceratophyllaceae: two or more species, in particular C. demersum. ]
horny
horn y |ˈhôrnē ˈhɔrni | ▶adjective ( hornier, horniest ) 1 of or resembling horn: a horny beak | horny nails. • hard and rough: horny, dry skin. 2 informal feeling or arousing sexual excitement. DERIVATIVES horn i ness noun
horny coral
horn y cor al ▶noun see coral ( sense 2 ).
Oxford Dictionary
horn
horn |hɔːn | ▶noun 1 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. • a woolly keratinized outgrowth, occurring singly or one behind another, on the snout of a rhinoceros. • a deer's antler. • a horn-like projection on the head of another animal, e.g. a snail's tentacle or the tuft of a horned owl. • (horns ) archaic a pair of horns as an emblem of a cuckold. • [ mass noun ] W. Indian marital infidelity: she took endless horn and pressure, but now she wants a divorce. 2 [ mass noun ] the substance of which horns are composed: powdered rhino horn. • [ count noun ] a receptacle made of horn, such as a drinking container or powder flask. 3 a horn-shaped projection or object. • a sharp promontory or mountain peak. • ( the Horn ) Cape Horn. • an arm or branch of a river or bay. • each of the extremities of a crescent moon. • Brit. vulgar slang an erect penis. 4 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. • short for French horn. • informal (in jazz and popular music ) any wind instrument. 5 a device sounding a warning or other signal: a car horn. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 (of an animal ) butt or gore with the horns. 2 W. Indian be unfaithful to (one's husband or wife ). PHRASES blow (or toot ) one's own horn N. Amer. informal talk boastfully about oneself or one's achievements. draw (or pull ) in one's horns become less assertive or ambitious. on the horn N. Amer. informal on the telephone: she got on the horn to complain. on the horns of a dilemma faced with a decision involving equally unfavourable alternatives. PHRASAL VERBS horn in informal intrude or interfere. DERIVATIVES hornist noun horn ( sense 4 of the noun ), hornless adjective, horn-like adjective ORIGIN Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoorn and German Horn, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin cornu and Greek keras.
Horn, Cape
Horn, Cape the southernmost point of South America, on a Chilean island south of Tierra del Fuego. The region is notorious for its storms, and until the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914 constituted the only sea route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Also called the Horn. ORIGIN named after Hoorn, the birthplace of the Dutch navigator William C. Schouten who discovered it in 1616.
hornbeam
horn |beam |ˈhɔːnbiːm | ▶noun a deciduous tree of north temperate regions, with oval serrated leaves, inconspicuous drooping flowers, and tough winged nuts. It yields hard pale timber. ●Genus Carpinus, family Betulaceae: several species. ORIGIN late Middle English: so named because of the tree's hard, close-grained wood.
hornbill
horn |bill |ˈhɔːnbɪl | ▶noun a medium to large tropical Old World bird, having a very large curved bill that typically has a large horny or bony casque. The male often seals up the female inside the nest hole. ●Family Bucerotidae: several genera and numerous species, e.g.the great Indian hornbill (Buceros bicornis ).
hornblende
hornblende |ˈhɔːnblɛnd | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a dark brown, black, or green mineral consisting of a silicate of calcium, magnesium, and iron, occurring in many igneous and metamorphic rocks. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from German, from Horn ‘horn ’ + blende (see blende ).
hornbook
horn |book |ˈhɔːnbʊk | ▶noun historical a teaching aid consisting of a leaf of paper showing the alphabet, and often the ten digits and the Lord's Prayer, mounted on a wooden tablet and protected by a thin plate of horn. • N. Amer. Law a one-volume treatise summarizing the law in a specific field.
horndog
horn dog |ˈhôrndäg ˈhɔrndɑɡ | ▶noun informal a man with strong sexual desires.
Horne, Lena
Horne, Lena |hôrn hɔrn | (1917 –2010 ), US singer and actress; full name Lena Calhoun Horne. In the early 1940s, she became the first African American to have a long-term contract with a Hollywood studio. Her movies include Stormy Weather (1943 ) and Till the Clouds Roll By (1946 ). In 1981 –82, she starred on Broadway in Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music.
horned
horned |hɔːnd | ▶adjective 1 having a horn or horns: horned cattle | [ in combination ] : a long-horned bison. 2 literary crescent-shaped: the horned moon.
horned grebe
horned grebe ▶noun North American term for Slavonian grebe.
horned lark
horned lark ▶noun North American term for shorelark.
horned lizard
horned liz ¦ard ▶noun another term for horned toad ( sense 1 ).
horned owl
horned owl (also great horned owl ) ▶noun a large owl found throughout North and South America, with horn-like ear tufts. ●Bubo virginianus, family Strigidae.
horned poppy
horned poppy ▶noun a Eurasian poppy with greyish-green lobed leaves, large flowers, and a long curved seed capsule. ●Genus Glaucium, family Papaveraceae: several species, in particular the yellow horned poppy (G. flavum ).
horned toad
horned toad ▶noun 1 an American lizard that somewhat resembles a toad, with spiny skin and large spines on the head, typically occurring in dry open country. Also called horned lizard. ●Genus Phrynosoma, family Iguanidae: several species. 2 a large toad with horn-shaped projections of skin over the eyes, in particular: ● a SE Asian toad (Megophrys and other genera, family Peltobatidae ). ● a South American toad (Ceratophrys and other genera, family Leptodactylidae ).
horned viper
horned viper ▶noun a venomous nocturnal snake with an upright projection over each eye, native to the sandy deserts of North Africa and Arabia. It moves in the same way as the sidewinder. ●Cerastes cerastes, family Viperidae.
hornero
hornero |hɔːˈnɛːrəʊ | ▶noun ( pl. horneros ) a tropical American bird of the ovenbird family, often building its oven-like mud nest on the top of a fence post. Also called ovenbird. ●Genus Furnarius, family Furnariidae: several species. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Spanish, literally ‘baker ’.
Horner's syndrome
Hor ¦ner's syn |drome |ˈhɔːnəz | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine a condition marked by a contracted pupil, drooping upper eyelid, and local inability to sweat on one side of the face, caused by damage to sympathetic nerves on that side of the neck. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: named after Johann F. Horner (1831 –86 ), Swiss ophthalmologist.
hornet
hor ¦net |ˈhɔːnɪt | ▶noun a large, fairly docile wasp which is typically red and yellow or red and black and usually nests in hollow trees. ●Vespa and other genera, family Vespidae: several species, including the European V. crabro. PHRASES a hornets' nest a situation fraught with difficulties or complications: the move has stirred up a hornets' nest of academic fear and loathing. ORIGIN Old English hyrnet, of Germanic origin; related to German Hornisse. The form of the word was probably influenced by Middle Dutch and Middle Low German hornte.
hornet moth
hor ¦net moth ▶noun a clearwing moth which resembles a hornet, with larvae that burrow under tree bark. ●Several species in the family Sesiidae.
Horney, Karen
Hor ney, Karen |ˈhôrˌnī ˈhɔrnaɪ | (1885 –1952 ), US psychoanalyst; born in Germany; full name Karen Danielsen Horney. Expelled from the New York Psychoanalytic Institute for her critique of Freudian practices 1941, she was the founder of the Association for Advancement of Psychoanalysis and the American Institute for Psychoanalysis that same year.
hornfels
hornfels |ˈhɔːnfɛlz | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a dark, fine-grained metamorphic rock consisting largely of quartz, mica, and particular feldspars. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from German, literally ‘horn rock ’.
Horn of Africa
Horn of Af ¦rica a peninsula of NE Africa, comprising Somalia and parts of Ethiopia. It lies between the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. Also called Somali Peninsula.
horn of plenty
horn of plenty ▶noun 1 a cornucopia. 2 an edible woodland mushroom with a funnel-shaped cap that bears spores on its greyish outer surface, found in both Eurasia and North America. ●Craterellus cornucopioides, family Cantharellaceae, class Hymenomycetes.
hornpipe
horn |pipe |ˈhɔːnpʌɪp | ▶noun a lively dance associated with sailors, typically performed by one person. • a piece of music for a hornpipe. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a wind instrument made of horn, played to accompany dancing ): from horn + pipe .
horn-rimmed
horn-rimmed ▶adjective (of glasses ) having rims made of horn or a similar substance.
Hornsby, Rogers
Horns by, Rogers |ˈhôrnzbē ˈhɔrnzbi | (1896 –1963 ), US baseball player and manager; known as Rajah. A second baseman, he was known for his batting prowess and played mainly for the St. Louis Cardinals 1915 –37. Baseball Hall of Fame (1942 ).
horn shell
horn shell ▶noun a mollusc with a long tapering shell, occurring in brackish and marine waters. ●Families Potamididae and Cerithidae, class Gastropoda.
hornswoggle
hornswoggle |ˈhɔːnswɒg (ə )l | ▶verb [ with obj. ] informal, chiefly N. Amer. get the better of (someone ) by cheating or deception. ORIGIN early 19th cent. (originally US ): of unknown origin.
horntail
horn |tail ▶noun a large wasp-like sawfly which deposits its eggs inside trees and timber. It has a long egg-laying tube but no sting. Also called woodwasp. ●Family Siricidae, suborder Symphyta, order Hymenoptera: several species.
Hornung, Ernest William
Hornung, Ernest William |ˈhɔːnəŋ | (1866 –1921 ), English novelist. He was the creator of the gentleman burglar Raffles, who first featured in The Amateur Cracksman (1899 ).
hornworm
horn |worm ▶noun N. Amer. the caterpillar of a hawkmoth, which has a spike or ‘horn ’ on its tail. ●Family Sphingidae: several genera and many species, in particular pests like the tobacco hornworm (Manduca sexta ) and the tomato hornworm (M. quinquemaculata ).
hornwort
horn |wort |ˈhɔːnwəːt | ▶noun a submerged aquatic plant with narrow forked leaves that become translucent and horny as they age, occurring worldwide. ●Family Ceratophyllaceae and genus Ceratophyllum: two or more species, in particular C. demersum.
horny
horny |ˈhɔːni | ▶adjective ( hornier, horniest ) 1 of or resembling horn: a horny beak. • hard and rough: horny hands | horny, dry skin. 2 informal feeling or arousing sexual excitement. DERIVATIVES hornily adverb, horniness noun
American Oxford Thesaurus
horny
horny adjective informal she admitted to being a bit horny during dinner: aroused, sexually aroused, oversexed, excited, stimulated, titillated, inflamed, passionate; lecherous, lascivious, lustful, salacious, lewd; informal turned on, hot, hot to trot, hot and bothered; formal concupiscent.
Oxford Thesaurus
horn
horn noun WORD LINKS horn corneous like horn Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
horny
horny adjective informal she was making him very horny. See excited (sense 2 ).
Duden Dictionary
Horn
Horn Substantiv, Neutrum , das |H o rn |das Horn; Genitiv: des Horn [e ]s, Hörner und Horne mittelhochdeutsch, althochdeutsch horn, eigentlich = Spitze, Oberstes, verwandt mit Hirn 1 Plural Hörner [gebogener ] spitzer, harter Auswuchs am Kopf bestimmter Tiere gebogene Hörner | der Stier nahm den Torero auf die Hörner | figurativ das Horn (umgangssprachlich ; die geschwollene Stelle, die Beule ) an der Stirn jemandem Hörner aufsetzen umgangssprachlich den Ehemann betrügen dem verschnittenen Hahn setzte man zur Kennzeichnung die abgeschnittenen Sporen in den Kamm, wo sie fortwuchsen und eine Art von Hörnern bildeten sich < Dativ > die Hörner ablaufen /abstoßen umgangssprachlich durch Erfahrungen besonnener werden, besonders sein Ungestüm in der Liebe ablegen nach einer alten studentischen Aufnahmefeier, bei der der als Bock verkleidete Neuling sich die Hörner an einer Tür oder Säule abstoßen musste, um dadurch symbolisch seine tierische Vorstufe hinter sich zu lassen 2 Plural: Horne von Tieren besonders an den Hörnern und Hufen gebildete harte Substanz Knöpfe aus Horn 3 a Plural Hörner gewundenes Blechblasinstrument mit engem Schallrohr, weitem Schallbecher, trichterförmigem Mundstück und Ventilen Horn blasen ins gleiche Horn stoßen /tuten /blasen umgangssprachlich jemanden in seiner Meinung unterstützen b Plural Hörner Waldhorn c Plural Hörner akustisches Signalgerät [an Kraftfahrzeugen ] das Horn ertönen lassen
hornartig
horn ar tig Adjektiv |h o rnartig |wie Horn 2 aussehend
Hornback
Horn back Substantiv, Neutrum oder Substantiv, maskulin , das oder der |ˈhɔːnbɛk |das oder der Hornback; Genitiv: des Hornbacks, Plural: die Hornbacks englisch horn back, aus: horn = Horn und back = Rücken verhornter Rücken einer Krokodilhaut, der durch Abschleifen eine besonders ausgeprägte Maserung zutage treten lässt und hauptsächlich für Luxusartikel der Lederwarenindustrie verwendet wird
Hornberger
Horn ber ger |H o rnberger |in der Wendung ausgehen wie das Hornberger Schießen ergebnislos enden nach der Sage, dass die Bürger von Hornberg zur Begrüßung eines Fürsten so oft Salutschüsse übten, dass bei seiner Ankunft keine Munition mehr vorhanden war
Hornberger Schießen
Horn ber ger Schie ßen Substantiv, Neutrum , das |H o rnberger Sch ie ßen |
Hornblende
Horn blen de Substantiv, feminin , die |H o rnblende |ein Mineral
Hornbrille
Horn bril le Substantiv, feminin , die |H o rnbrille |Brille mit einem Gestell aus Horn 2
Hörnchen
Hörn chen Substantiv, Neutrum , das |H ö rnchen |das Hörnchen; Genitiv: des Hörnchens, Plural: die Hörnchen 1 Verkleinerungsform zu Horn 2 (wie ein Horn ) gebogenes Gebäckstück aus Blätter - oder Hefeteig 3 (in vielen Arten vorkommendes ) pflanzenfressendes Nagetier unterschiedlicher Größe
Hörndlbauer
Hörndl bau er Substantiv, maskulin bayrisch, österreichisch , der |H ö rndlbauer |der Hörndlbauer; Genitiv: des Hörndlbauern (selten: -s ), Hörndlbauern Hörndl: mundartliche Verkleinerungsform von Horn Bauer, der vorwiegend die Zucht von Hornvieh betreibt
horndumm
horn dumm Adjektiv salopp |h o rnd u mm |eigentlich = dumm wie Hornvieh äußerst dumm
hörnen
hör nen schwaches Verb umgangssprachlich scherzhaft |h ö rnen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « (den Ehemann ) betrügen
hörnern
hör nern Adjektiv |h ö rnern |mittelhochdeutsch hurnīn, hornen, althochdeutsch hurnīn aus Horn bestehend hörnerne Knöpfe | die Sage vom hörnernen (mit einer hornartigen Schicht aus erkaltetem Drachenblut überzogenen und daher unverletzlichen ) Siegfried
Hörnerschall
Hör ner schall Substantiv, maskulin , der |H ö rnerschall |Schall von Hörnern 3a 3a, b
Hörnerschlitten
Hör ner schlit ten Substantiv, maskulin , der |H ö rnerschlitten |Schlitten mit vorn hochgezogenen, wie Hörner geformten Kufen
Hörnerv
Hör nerv Substantiv, maskulin , der |H ö rnerv |Gehörnerv
hornförmig
horn för mig Adjektiv |h o rnförmig |die Form eines Hornes habend
Hornhaut
Horn haut Substantiv, feminin , die |H o rnhaut |1 ohne Plural durch Druck oder Reibung verhärtete äußerste Schicht der Haut Hornhaut an den Füßen 2 durchsichtige äußerste Schicht des Augapfels im Bereich vor der Linse wohl deshalb, weil die Hornhaut kurz nach dem Tode einem dünnen, hornartigen Plättchen gleicht
Hornhautentzündung
Horn haut ent zün dung Substantiv, feminin , die |H o rnhautentzündung |Entzündung der Hornhaut 2 ; Keratitis
Hornhautverletzung
Horn haut ver let zung Substantiv, feminin , die |H o rnhautverletzung |Verletzung der Hornhaut 2
hornig
hor nig Adjektiv |h o rnig |mit einer Hornhaut überzogen, eine Hornhaut aufweisend ein horniger Huf
Hornisgrinde
Hor nis grin de Eigenname , die |Hornisgr i nde auch ˈhɔ …|Berg im Schwarzwald
Hornisse
Hor nis se Substantiv, feminin , die |Horn i sse auch ˈhɔr …|die Hornisse; Genitiv: der Hornisse, Plural: die Hornissen mittelhochdeutsch horniʒ, althochdeutsch hornaʒ, eigentlich = gehörntes Tier, wegen der gebogenen Fühler großes, der Wespe ähnliches Insekt mit schwarzem Vorderkörper und gelb geringeltem Hinterleib
Hornissennest
Hor nis sen nest Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Horn i ssennest |Nest der Hornissen
Hornist
Hor nist Substantiv, maskulin , der |Horn i st |der Hornist; Genitiv: des Hornisten, Plural: die Hornisten jemand, der [berufsmäßig ] Horn 3a 3a, b spielt
Hornistin
Hor nis tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Horn i stin |weibliche Form zu Hornist
Hornito
Hor ni to Substantiv, maskulin , der |Horn i to |der Hornito; Genitiv: des Hornitos, Plural: die Hornitos spanisch kegelförmige Aufwölbung über Austrittsstellen dünnflüssiger Lava
Hornkamm
Horn kamm Substantiv, maskulin , der |H o rnkamm |Kamm aus Horn 2
Hornklee
Horn klee Substantiv, maskulin , der |H o rnklee |nach den hornförmig gekrümmten Früchten (Hülsen )Klee mit meist doldenförmigen Blütenständen und gelben oder roten Blüten
Hörnli
Hörn li Substantiv, Neutrum besonders schweizerisch , das |H ö rnli |das Hörnli; Genitiv: des Hörnli [s ], Plural: die Hörnli [s ]; vgl. Götti kurzes, leicht gebogenes röhrenförmiges Gebäck
Hornochs
Horn ochs Substantiv, maskulin derb , der Hornochse |H o rnochs |dummer, unverständiger Mensch oft als Schimpfwort
Hornochse
Horn och se Substantiv, maskulin derb , der Hornochs |H o rnochse |dummer, unverständiger Mensch oft als Schimpfwort
Hornpipe
Horn pipe Substantiv, feminin , die |ˈhɔːnpaɪp |die Hornpipe; Genitiv: der Hornpipe, Plural: die Hornpipes englisch hornpipe, eigentlich = Hornpfeife 1 besonders aus Wales bekanntes Blasinstrument, dessen beide Enden (Schallbecher und Windbehälter ) aus Horn 2 bestehen 2 alter englischer (in die Kunstmusik übernommener ) Tanz im ³⁄₂- oder ₄⁄₄-Takt
Hornschicht
Horn schicht Substantiv, feminin , die |H o rnschicht | Hornhaut 1
Hornsignal
Horn si g nal, Horn si gnal Substantiv, Neutrum , das |H o rnsignal |mit dem Horn 3a 3a, c gegebenes Signal
Horntier
Horn tier Substantiv, Neutrum , das |H o rntier |Hörner tragendes Tier
Hornuß
Hor nuß Substantiv, maskulin schweizerisch , der |H o rnuß …uːs |der Hornuß; Genitiv: des Hornußes, Plural: die Hornuße [n ] gleichlautend mit dem schweizerischen Wort für Hornisse, wegen des summenden Tones, den die Scheibe beim Flug erzeugt einem Puck ähnliche Scheibe aus Hartgummi, die beim Hornußen verwendet wird den Hornuß [sicher ] treffen den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen
hornußen
hor nu ßen schwaches Verb schweizerisch |h o rnußen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « mit dem Hornuß eine Art Schlagball spielen
Hornvieh
Horn vieh Substantiv, Neutrum , das |H o rnvieh |das Hornvieh; Genitiv: des Hornvieh [e ]s, Hornviecher 1 ohne Plural Gesamtheit der Hörner tragenden Tiere 2 derb, oft als Schimpfwort Hornochs
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horn
horn nombre masculino geol Restos de una montaña rodeada de circos glaciares :el monte Cervino es un ejemplo de horn .
hornachuela
hornachuela nombre femenino Choza o cueva pequeña :levantaron una hornachuela de brezo y arcilla en la ciénaga medio desecada; se echó al suelo de pronto, temiendo que alguien hubiese situado allí a manera de cebo aquellos anómalos vestigios de lo que bien pudo ser un sombrajo o una hornachuela .
hornacina
hornacina nombre femenino Hueco semiesférico practicado en una pared, un retablo u otra superficie, y en el cual se coloca una estatua, una imagen o un adorno :una hornacina central flanqueada por columnas; en el pórtico de la catedral había doce hornacinas ocupadas por las imágenes de los apóstoles .
hornada
hornada nombre femenino 1 Conjunto de cosas que se cuecen a la vez en un horno :una hornada de pan; una hornada de objetos de cerámica .2 Conjunto de personas que acaban al mismo tiempo una carrera o que han recibido a la vez el nombramiento para un cargo :la promoción del año noventa fue una buena hornada de estudiantes .3 Conjunto de cosas que se han desarrollado, hecho o terminado al mismo tiempo :se está produciendo una lenta aparición de una nueva hornada de autores dramáticos .
hornado
hornado nombre masculino Ecuad Pierna de cerdo asada en el horno .
hornaguearse
hornaguearse verbo pronominal Chile Moverse [un cuerpo ] a un lado y otro .
hornaguera
hornaguera nombre femenino Carbón de piedra .
hornaguero, -ra
hornaguero, -ra adjetivo 1 Que es espacioso .2 adjetivo [terreno ] Que tiene hornaguera .
hornalla
hornalla nombre femenino RPlata Pieza de una cocina por donde se difunde el fuego o el calor que se emplea para cocinar o calentar los alimentos :las cocinas pueden tener dos, tres, cuatro o más hornallas .
hornaza
hornaza nombre femenino Horno pequeño que utilizan los plateros y fundidores de metales .
hornazo
hornazo nombre masculino 1 Esp Empanada que se rellena en crudo con huevos, chorizo y jamón y se cuece al horno; es típica de Salamanca .2 Méx coloquial Olor fuerte y penetrante, especialmente el que despide la marihuana .
hornblenda
hornblenda nombre femenino Mineral compuesto principalmente por hierro y aluminio, de color verde oscuro, marrón o negruzco, y presente en diversas rocas metamórficas; cristaliza en el sistema monoclínico .
hornear
hornear verbo transitivo Poner en un horno un alimento u otra cosa para que con la acción del calor pierda humedad y se cueza, se ase o se dore :hornear un pastel; los objetos de cerámica se hornean para dotarlos de dureza y resistencia .SINÓNIMO ahornar, enhornar .
hornería
hornería nombre femenino Oficio del hornero .
hornero, -ra
hornero, -ra nombre masculino y femenino 1 Persona que se dedica profesionalmente a cocer pan en el horno :el hornero preparó unas apetitosas hogazas .2 nombre masculino Pájaro de unos 20 cm de longitud y plumaje de color canela, con el cuello blanco y las alas castañas; hace el nido con barro y estiércol en forma de horno; es propio del sur y el centro de América :los horneros se encuentran en todos los hábitats posibles: selvas, desiertos, costas marinas …
hornija
hornija nombre femenino Leña menuda con que se enciende y alimenta el fuego de los hornos de leña .
hornilla
hornilla nombre femenino 1 Hueco hecho en las cocinas de carbón y leña con una rejuela horizontal para sostener la lumbre y un respiradero inferior para dar entrada al aire .2 Hueco en la pared del palomar para que aniden las palomas .3 Méx Hornalla .
hornillo
hornillo nombre masculino Esp Horno o utensilio similar de pequeño tamaño que es portátil y se usa para cocinar :cuando vayamos al campo me llevaré un hornillo de gas para poder hacer la comida .
horno
horno nombre masculino 1 Aparato para cocer cosas, como pan, ladrillos, cerámica, etc. , que consiste en un espacio cerrado, de albañilería o de metal, en el que se consigue una temperatura elevada por medio de algún combustible :este pan lo elaboran en hornos de leña; la tierra que sacaban del foso la empleaban en formar ladrillos, y luego los llevaban a cocer en los hornos .alto horno Horno de grandes dimensiones, cilíndrico y de gran altura que se emplea en la metalurgia del hierro .horno crematorio Horno destinado a la incineración de cadáveres .2 Aparato electrodoméstico que funciona mediante electricidad o gas y que sirve para calentar o cocinar los alimentos :horno eléctrico; horno de gas; algunos hornos van incorporados a la cocina .horno microondas Horno eléctrico que emite radiaciones electromagnéticas con las que los alimentos se calientan, cuecen o cocinan rápidamente :el horno microondas descongela los alimentos en pocos minutos .También simplemente microondas .3 Lugar en el que hace mucho calor :al fallar el sistema de ventilación, el túnel se convirtió en un horno .4 Esp Establecimiento en el que se elabora o se vende pan y a menudo productos de bollería .SINÓNIMO panadería .al horno [alimento ] Que ha sido cocinado o cocido en un horno :papas al horno; cordero al horno .no estar el horno para bollos Expresión que indica que una determinada situación no es propicia para hacer cierta cosa :déjalo tranquilo, que ha tenido un mal día y no está el horno para bollos .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
horn
horn /hɔː r n /名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 a. C 〖通例 ～s 〗(牛 シカ ヤギなどの )角 ▸ the horns of a bull 雄牛の角 b. U (材料としての )角 〘スプーン ボタン 装飾品などに使われる 〙.c. C (カタツムリなどの )触覚 .d. C ｟古 ｠〖～s 〗(寝とられた夫の額に生えるという )角 ▸ wear the horns 妻を寝とられる 2 C (車 電車などの )警笛 ▸ blow [sound ] one's horn 警笛を鳴らす ▸ Save your horn .｟掲示 ｠警笛禁止 .3 C 〖しばしばthe ～〗〘楽 〙ホルン (French horn ); 金管楽器 〘トランペットなど 〙; 動物の角で作られた笛 .4 C 角型の杯 (drinking horn ); 火薬を入れる容器 (powder horn ); 靴べら (shoehorn ).5 C 角の形に似た物 , 三日月の先端 .6 ｟米話 ｠〖the ～〗電話 .bl ó w [t ó ot ] one's ò wn h ó rn ｟米 くだけて ｠自慢話をする, 自画自賛する .dr à w [p ù ll ] í n one's h ó rns (出費を )控える, 以前より慎重にふるまう .l ò ck h ó rns 【人と 】争う, 意見を戦わす «with » .動詞 他動詞 …を角で突く ; 〖be ～ed 〗角が付く [生える ].h ò rn í n ｟米 くだけて ｠【事に 】首を突っ込む, 干渉する «on » ▸ She horned in on my date .彼女は私の彼にちょっかいを出した
hornbeam
h ó rn b è am 名詞 C 〘植 〙シデ 〘生け垣に使われる 〙; U その木材 〘家具などに使われる 〙.
hornbill
h ó rn b ì ll 名詞 C 〘鳥 〙サイチョウ 〘熱帯産の大型鳥 〙.
horned
horned /hɔː r nd, hɔ́ː r nɪd /形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗角のある 〈動物など 〉; 角の形の, 角状の 〈体の部分など 〉.
hornet
hor net /hɔ́ː r nɪt /名詞 C 〘虫 〙スズメバチ, クマバチ .(as ) m à d as a h ó rnet 怒り狂って, かんかんに怒った .st ì r ú p a h ó rnet's n è st ｟くだけて ｠大騒ぎ [大混乱, 大論争 ]を引き起こす .
hornpipe
h ó rn p ì pe 名詞 C ホーンパイプ踊り 〘伝統的な水夫の踊り 〙; ホーンパイプ踊りの音楽 .
horn-rimmed
h ò rn-r í mmed 形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗(角のように見える )プラスチックぶちの, べっ甲ぶちの 〈眼鏡など 〉.
horny
horn y /hɔ́ː r ni /形容詞 1 角製の .2 〈皮などが 〉かたい, ざらざらした .3 ｟俗 ｠性的に興奮した, 色気づいた .4 ｟英 くだけて ｠セクシーな, 色気のある (sexy ).
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