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Noun horn has 10 senses

horn - a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
--₁ is a kind of noisemaker
horn - one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
--₂ is a kind of process, outgrowth, appendage
--₂ is a part of ram, tup; goat, caprine animal; bull
--₂ has substances: bone, os
--₂ has particulars: antler
Derived form: verb horn₁
horn - a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning;
--₃ is a kind of alarm, alert, warning signal, alarum
horn, saddle horn - a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather)
--₄ is a kind of pommel, saddlebow
--₄ is a part of stock saddle, Western saddle
cornet, horn, trumpet, trump - a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
--₅ is a kind of brass
--₅ has particulars: serpent
horn - any outgrowth from the head of an organism that resembles a horn
--₆ is a kind of process, outgrowth, appendage

Derived form: verb horn₁
horn - the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails
--₇ is a kind of animal material
--₇ has substances: keratin, ceratin
--₇ has particulars: whalebone, baleen; tortoiseshell
horn - an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound
--₈ is a kind of alarm, warning device, alarm system
--₈ has particulars:
air horn; foghorn; klaxon, claxon; shofar, shophar
French horn, horn - a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves
--₉ is a kind of brass
automobile horn, car horn, motor horn, horn, hooter - a device on an automobile for making a warning noise
--₁₀ is a kind of alarm, warning device, alarm system
--₁₀ is a part of car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar
--₁₀ has parts: horn button

Verb horn has 1 sense

horn, tusk - stab or pierce with a horn or tusk; "the rhino horned the explorer"
--₁ is one way to pierce, thrust

Derived forms: noun horn₆, noun horn₂
Sample sentence:
Something ----s somebody