horns
Goat head growths
Horns are the hard, pointed growths projecting from the heads of cattle, goats, sheep, and similar animals.
Unlike antlers, true horns are permanent and not shed.
The word extends to horn-shaped things: a car horn, a French horn, the horn of plenty.
Horns have long symbolized cuckoldry—a man whose wife cheats on him is said to wear horns.
Devil imagery gives horns sinister associations: horns and a pitchfork.
To lock horns is to clash or compete.
To pull in one's horns is to become less aggressive or ambitious.
As a verb, to horn in is to intrude uninvited.
Branching cervid headgear
- bullSteer before castration
- ramAdult male sheep
- rhinocerosLarge horned African mammal
- buffaloLarge North American bovine
elk · moose · stag · bighorn · ibex · gazelle · impala · kudu
Valved brass wind instrument
- tromboneSlide-operated brass instrument
- tubaLowest brass instrument
- cornetValved wind instrument
- flugelhornConical brass, soft tone
euphonium · sousaphone · mellophone · bugle · mouthpiece · valves · brass · fanfare
Bull-headed humanoid creature
- satyrGoat-legged forest deity
- faunGoat-legged nature spirit
- panShallow cooking vessel
- devilEvil supernatural entity
demon · viking helmet · oni · incubus · succubus
Curved sickle-like arc
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
- pointedTapering to a tip
- spiralCurve winding around center
- coiledArranged in spirals
twisted · helix · arc · hook · pronged · keratin · sheath · hollow
Disloyalty to a partner
- adulteryMarried person's sexual betrayal
- betrayalBreaking of trust
- cheatingDeceptive rule-breaking
- unfaithfulBetraying a partner's trust
antlers
Branching cervid headgear
- bullSteer before castration
- ramAdult male sheep
- rhinocerosLarge horned African mammal
buffalo · elk · moose · stag · bighorn · ibex · gazelle · impala · kudu · caribou
trumpet
Valved brass wind instrument
flugelhorn · euphonium · sousaphone · mellophone · bugle · mouthpiece · valves · brass · fanfare · ensemble
honk
Loud nasal blast
klaxon · foghorn · warning · alert · alarm · siren · toot · sound · traffic · road rage
minotaur
Bull-headed humanoid creature
crescent
Curved sickle-like arc
coiled · twisted · helix · arc · hook · pronged · keratin · sheath · hollow · paired
infidelity
Disloyalty to a partner
predicament
Difficult, unpleasant situation
impasse · catch-22 · bind · problem · conundrum · deadlock · stalemate · no-win · either-or · stuck
- party suppliesballoon, balloons, confetti, streamers, banners
- adaptationnatural selection, evolution, mimicry, camouflage, hibernation
- Goatsgoat, doe, kid, buck, wether
- animal defensespoison, venom, toxin, toxins, shells
- animal featuresbeaks, scales, antlers, fur, ears
- animal partsappendage, forelimb, hind leg, hind legs, hindlegs
hornshornless
Lacking bony head growths
unhorned · polled · dehorned · hornlessness · bare-headed
- 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