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hoorn meaning in English

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hoorn substantief

receiver [receivers](telephone handset)
noun
[UK: rɪ.ˈsiː.və(r)] [US: rə.ˈsiː.vər]

hoorn des overvloeds substantief

cornucopia [cornucopias](mythical horn endlessly overflowing with food and drink)
noun
[UK: ˌkɔː.njʊˈk.əʊ.pɪə] [US: ˌkɔː.njʊˈko.ʊ.pɪə]

Hoorn van Afrika eigennam
{m}

Horn of Africa(peninsula in East Africa)
proper noun
[UK: hɔːn əv ˈæ.frɪk.ə] [US: ˈhɔːrn əv ˈæ.frɪk.ə]

hoornaar substantief
{c}

hornet [hornets](a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body)
noun
[UK: ˈhɔː.nɪt] [US: ˈhɔːr.nət]

hoornbloem substantief

chickweed(herb)
noun
[UK: ˈtʃɪ.kwiːd] [US: ˈtʃɪ.kwiːd]

hoorndrager substantief
{m}

cuckold(man married to an unfaithful wife)
noun
[UK: ˈkʌk.əʊld] [US: ˈkʌkoʊld]

hoornig bijvoeglijk naamwoord

horny [hornier, horniest](hard or bony)
adjective
[UK: ˈhɔː.ni] [US: ˈhɔːr.ni]

hoornloos bijvoeglijk naamwoord

hornless(without horns)
adjective
[UK: ˈhɔːn.ləs] [US: ˈhɔːrn.ləs]

hoorntje substantief
{c}

hornet [hornets](a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body)
noun
[UK: ˈhɔː.nɪt] [US: ˈhɔːr.nət]

alpenhoorn substantief
{m}

alphorn(musical instrument)
noun
[UK: ˈalphɔːn] [US: ˈælphɔːrn]

bassethoorn substantief
{m}

basset horn(alto instrument of the clarinet family)
noun

de hoorns opzetten werkwoord

cuckold [cuckolded, cuckolding, cuckolds](make a cuckold)
verb
[UK: ˈkʌk.əʊld] [US: ˈkʌkoʊld]

de koe bij de hoorns vatten werkwoord

take the bull by the horns(to deal directly with a matter; to confront a difficulty)
verb
[UK: teɪk ðə bʊl baɪ ðə hɔːnz] [US: ˈteɪk ðə ˈbʊl baɪ ðə ˈhɔːrnz]

dikhoornschaap substantief
{n}

bighorn sheep [bighorn sheep](a North American wild sheep)
noun
[UK: ˈbɪɡ.ˌhɔːn ʃiːp] [US: ˈbɪg.ˌhɔːrn ˈʃiːp]

drinkhoorn substantief
{m}

drinking horn(drinking vessel fashioned from an animal's horn)
noun
[UK: ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ hɔːn] [US: ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈhɔːrn]

drinking-horn(a drinking-vessel made from the horn of an animal)
noun
[UK: ˈdrɪŋk.ɪŋ.hɔːn] [US: ˈdrɪŋk.ɪŋ.hɔːn]

eekhoorn substantief
{m}

squirrel [squirrels](rodent)
noun
[UK: ˈskwɪ.rəl] [US: ˈskwɜː.rəl]

eenhoorn substantief
{m}

unicorn(mythical beast)
noun
[UK: ˈjuː.nɪk.ɔːn] [US: ˈjuː.nɪˌk.ɔːrn]

Engelse hoorn substantief
{m} {f}

cor anglais [cors anglais](woodwind instrument)
noun
[UK: kɔː(r)] [US: ˈkɔːr]

gehoornd bijvoeglijk naamwoord

horny [hornier, horniest](having horns)
adjective
[UK: ˈhɔː.ni] [US: ˈhɔːr.ni]

gehoornde meloen substantief
{m}

horned melon(plant)
noun

gehoornde papegaaiduiker substantief
{m}

horned puffin(Fratercula corniculata)
noun

Gouden Hoorn eigennam
{n}

Golden Horn(inlet)
proper noun
[UK: ˈɡəʊl.dən hɔːn] [US: ˈɡoʊl.dən ˈhɔːrn]

holhoornige substantief
{m} {f}

bovid [bovids](an animal of Bovidae)
noun
[UK: bˈəʊvɪd] [US: bˈoʊvɪd]

jachthoorn substantief
{m}

hunting horn(bugle used during a hunt)
noun
[UK: ˈhʌnt.ɪŋ hɔːn] [US: ˈhʌnt.ɪŋ ˈhɔːrn]

kromhoorn substantief
{m}

crumhorn(woodwind instrument)
noun

neushoorn substantief
{m}

rhinoceros [rhinoceroses](herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s))
noun
[UK: raɪ.ˈnɒ.sə.rəs] [US: raɪ.ˈnɑː.sə.rəs]

posthoorn substantief
{m}

post horn(horn formerly used by postmen)
noun
[UK: pəʊst hɔːn] [US: poʊst ˈhɔːrn]

schoenhoorn substantief
{m}

shoehorn [shoehorns](tool used to assist the foot)
noun
[UK: ˈʃuː.hɔːn] [US: ˈʃuː.ˌhɔːrn]

schroefhoorngeit substantief

markhor [markhors](Capra falconeri)
noun
[UK: mˈɑːkhə] [US: mˈɑːrkhɚ]

voelhoorn substantief

feeler [feelers](an antenna or appendage used to feel, as on an insect)
noun
[UK: ˈfiː.lə(r)] [US: ˈfiː.lər]

wangzakeekhoorn substantief
{m}

chipmunk [chipmunks](squirrel-like rodent)
noun
[UK: ˈtʃɪp.mʌŋk] [US: ˈtʃɪp.mʌŋk]

witte neushoorn substantief
{m}

white rhinoceros(Ceratotherium simum)
noun

wolharige neushoorn substantief
{m}

woolly rhinocerosnoun

zandhoornbloem substantief
{f}

common chickweed(herb)
noun
[UK: ˈkɒ.mən ˈtʃɪ.kwiːd] [US: ˈkɑː.mən ˈtʃɪ.kwiːd]

zwarte neushoorn substantief

black rhinoceros(Diceros bicornis)
noun
[UK: blæk raɪ.ˈnɒ.sə.rəs] [US: ˈblæk raɪ.ˈnɑː.sə.rəs]