bull horns

Rally speaker's gear

Bull horns are the hard, curved projections growing from a bull's head, used for defense and display.

The term extends to any horn-shaped object, particularly the handheld megaphone that amplifies the voice: Protesters chanted through bull horns.

Also spelled as one word: bullhorn.

Related
  • steerDirect movement or castrated bull
  • oxenCastrated male cattle
  • bovineOf the cattle family
  • bisonLarge wild ox
  • antlersBranching cervid headgear

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Categories
Opposites
audio device function

bull hornsmicrophones

Audio input devices

microphone · mics · listening devices · earphones · headphones

volume/amplification

bull hornswhisper

Speech without full voice

whispers · murmur · mumble · soft voice · hushed tones

communication style

bull hornspillow talk

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Family

bull, horns, bulls, horn, bullish, bullishly, horned, hornless, horny

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G