horned
Like a bull
Horned describes something having horns or horn-shaped projections.
A horned owl has feather tufts resembling horns.
A horned toad (actually a lizard) has spiny head projections.
The horned moon shows a crescent shape.
In mythology, horned figures like the devil or Pan carry symbolic weight—virility, wildness, or menace.
Steer before castration
- ramAdult male sheep
- goatHorned, bearded livestock
- oxCastrated male cattle
- buffaloLarge North American bovine
bison · cattle · antelope · gazelle · ibex · oryx · kudu · impala
Bull-headed humanoid creature
- satyrGoat-legged forest deity
- faunGoat-legged nature spirit
- unicornMythical one-horned horse
- devilEvil supernatural entity
demon · Pan · Baphomet · incubus · succubus · imp · oni · chimera
Capacity for reproduction
- virilityMasculine strength and potency
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- strengthPower to exert force
- cuckoldBetrayed spouse, specifically male
dilemma · plenty · cornucopia · crescent · totem · pagan · shaman · headdress
bull
Steer before castration
buffalo · bison · cattle · antelope · gazelle · ibex · oryx · kudu · impala · caribou
minotaur
Bull-headed humanoid creature
devil · demon · Pan · Baphomet · incubus · succubus · imp · oni · chimera · manticore
fertility
Capacity for reproduction
cuckold · dilemma · plenty · cornucopia · crescent · totem · pagan · shaman · headdress · ceremonial
helmet
Protective head covering
beetle · viper · owl · lark · grebe · puffin · screamer · chameleon · frog · dinosaur
dilemma
Forced choice between undesirables
- predicamentDifficult, unpleasant situation
- quandaryState of perplexity
- conundrumPerplexing problem or question
- farm animal traitswoolly, spotted, hooved, feathered, udders
- cattle traitspolled, black, red, spotted, brindle
- creature traitsclaws, fangs, scales, talons, wings
- Wool Farmingsheep farm, sheep ranch, wool production, shearing shed, woolshed
- Cattle Termsbulls, cows, heifers, steers, calves
- livestock termspurebred, crossbred, registered, grade, heifer
- car hornVehicle's audible warning
- hornet's nestAggressive insect hive
- horn dogPerpetually aroused person
- air hornPressurized canister that blares
- French hornCoiled brass wind instrument
- take the bull by the hornsConfront a difficulty directly
horn, horns, horny, hornet, hornless, horned toad, dehorning, hornlike, dehorn