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Hyphenation of horn

How to hyphenate horn

Because it is a word with a single syllable, horn is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

horn
Syllables Count
1
Characters Count
4
Alpha-numeric Characters Count
4
Hyphens Count
0
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Definitions of horn

horn is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals, usually paired.
  • noun
    Any similar real or imaginary growth or projection such as the elongated tusk of a narwhal, the eyestalk of a snail, the pointed growth on the nose of a rhinoceros, or the hornlike projection on the head of a demon or similar.
  • noun
    An antler.
  • noun
    The hard substance from which animals' horns are made, sometimes used by man as a material for making various objects.

    Synonyms: keratin

    Example: an umbrella with a handle made of horn

  • noun
    An object whose shape resembles a horn, such as cornucopia, the point of an anvil, or a vessel for gunpowder or liquid.
  • noun
    Any of several musical wind instruments.
  • noun
    An instrument resembling a musical horn and used to signal others.

    Example: hunting horn

  • noun
    A loud alarm, especially one on a motor vehicle.

    Synonyms: hooter, klaxon

  • noun
    A sound signaling the expiration of time.

    Example: The shot was after the horn and therefore did not count.

  • noun
    A conical device used to direct waves.

    Synonyms: funnel

    Example: antenna horn

  • noun
    Generally, any brass wind instrument.
  • noun
    (from the horn-shaped earpieces of old communication systems that used air tubes) A telephone.

    Synonyms: "blower (UK)", "dog and bone (Cockney rhyming slang)", phone

    Example: Get him on the horn so that we can have a discussion about this.

  • noun
    (definite article) An erection of the penis.

    Synonyms: "boner (US)", "hard-on", stiffy

  • noun
    A peninsula or crescent-shaped tract of land.

    Synonyms: peninsula

    Example: to navigate around the horn

  • noun
    A diacritical mark that may be attached to the top right corner of the letters o and u when writing in Vietnamese, thus forming ơ and ư.
  • noun
    An incurved, tapering and pointed appendage found in the flowers of the milkweed (Asclepias).

Definition 1 as verb

  • verb
    (of an animal) To assault with the horns.
  • verb
    To furnish with horns.
  • verb
    To cuckold.

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What is hyphenation

Hyphenation is the process of dividing words across lines in print or on websites. It involves inserting hyphens (-) where a word breaks to continue on the next line.

Proper hyphenation improves readability by reducing the unevenness of word spacing and unnecessary large gaps. It also helps avoid confusion that may occur when part of a word carries over. Ideal hyphenation should break words according to pronunciation and syllables. Most word processors and publishing apps have automated tools to handle hyphenation effectively based on language rules and dictionaries. Though subtle, proper hyphenation improves overall typography and reading comfort.