horn

horn is on the Basic English 850 List.

hope - horn - horse

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: hôn, IPA ^(key): /hɔːn/, SAMPA: /hO:n/
• (US) enPR: hôrn, IPA ^(key): /hɔːrn/, SAMPA: /hO:rn/

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Noun

Singular horn

Plural horns

1. (countable) A horn is a long, sharp thing that grows on the head of some animals such as goats and sheep.

   The goat used its horn to break the fence.

   They used a cow's horn as a cup to drink out of.

2. (countable) (music) A horn is a musical instrument that you blow and usually made of metal.

• 
  A goat with big horns on its head.
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  The French horn is a musical instrument.