horn
noun
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain hooved mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
hornlike
-
a word derived from
horn.
Example Sentences
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The creature burrows four inches below ground, secretes unusual chemicals and is blind, relying on hornlike antennas protruding from its head to find its way.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
The hornlike formation protruding from young adults these days, a scientist told The Post, is “a portent of something nasty going on elsewhere.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 21, 2019
In her luxurious, hornlike voice, we can hear the woman Claire once was, and all the dark roads she’s travelled since, while hoping against hope that someone would find her beautiful, irreplaceable, different. ♦
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 27, 2015
Most affecting is a colored-chalk drawing of Palma Giovane’s wife, Adriana, in which wild tendrils of curly hair escape from her hornlike half-moon coiffure and seem to amplify her nervous energy.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2012
He takes Hassan’s hand first, strokes the palm with one hornlike fingernail, round and round, round and round.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
