Horns
Ram's head growths
Horns are the hard, pointed projections growing from the heads of cattle, goats, sheep, and similar animals.
Unlike antlers, true horns are permanent and not shed.
The shape extends to musical instruments—the French horn, the car horn that honks.
The horns of a dilemma are its two uncomfortable alternatives.
To horn in is to intrude.
Someone described as horny is sexually aroused, from the old association of horns with male virility.
Valved brass wind instrument
- tromboneSlide-operated brass instrument
- bugleValveless military horn
- flugelhornConical brass, soft tone
- tubaLowest brass instrument
brass · mouthpiece · bell · valves · embouchure · fanfare · orchestra · jazz
Branching cervid headgear
- tusksExtended animal incisors
- keratinStructural hair protein
- ramAdult male sheep
- bullSteer before castration
rhinoceros · goat · buffalo · deer · ibex · gazelle · bighorn · kudu
Betrayed spouse, specifically male
- infidelityDisloyalty to a partner
- betrayalBreaking of trust
- cheatingDeceptive rule-breaking
- adulteryMarried person's sexual betrayal
hand gesture · metal · rock · sign · Texas Longhorns · Viking · helmet · crescents
trumpet
Valved brass wind instrument
- tromboneSlide-operated brass instrument
- bugleValveless military horn
- flugelhornConical brass, soft tone
tuba · brass · mouthpiece · bell · valves · embouchure · fanfare · orchestra · jazz · Miles Davis
antlers
Branching cervid headgear
bull · rhinoceros · goat · buffalo · deer · ibex · gazelle · bighorn · kudu · oryx
cuckold
Betrayed spouse, specifically male
- infidelityDisloyalty to a partner
- betrayalBreaking of trust
- cheatingDeceptive rule-breaking
adultery · hand gesture · metal · rock · sign · Texas Longhorns · Viking · helmet · crescents · abundance
honking
Making horn sounds
tooting · traffic · warning · signal · loud · blast · alarm · attention · road rage · honk
demon
Malevolent supernatural being
- SatanJudeo-Christian arch-enemy of God
- pitchforkPronged tool for moving straw
- LuciferRebellious angel of Christian theology
evil · hellish · diabolical · Beelzebub · fiend · imp · costume · Halloween · red · pointed
predicament
Difficult, unpleasant situation
impasse · bind · catch-22 · deadlock · difficult · decision · options · alternatives · stuck · problem
Hornshalo
Luminous ring overhead
nimbus · aureole · angel wings · wings · crown of thorns
- car hornVehicle's audible warning
- horn dogPerpetually aroused person
- air hornPressurized canister that blares
- French hornCoiled brass wind instrument
- take the bull by the hornsConfront a difficulty directly
- lock hornsEnter into conflict
horn, horned, hornless, horny, hornlike, hornbill, hornbeam, hornwort, longhorn