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horned | hornel |

As an adjective horned

is having horns.

As a verb horned

is (horn).

As a noun hornel is

(scotland) the european sand eel.

horned

English

Etymology 1

Adjective

(-)
  • Having horns.
    • A goat is an example of a horned animal.
  • * Coleridge
    • The horned moon with one bright star / Within the nether tip.
    Synonyms
    * cornigerous
    Derived terms
    * African horned cucumber * horned desert viper * horned dilemma * horned frog * horned gopher * horned grebe * horned lark * horned lizard * horned melon * horned owl * horned puffin * horned rattlesnake * horned screamer * horned snake * horned sphere * horned toad * Saharan horned viper

    See also

    * horny * cuckold

    Etymology 2

    See (horn) (verb)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (horn)

    • Anagrams

    *

    hornel

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Scotland) The European sand eel.
    • (Webster 1913)