alert vs horn

alert and horn both are nouns.

alert is an adjective but horn is not an adjective.

alert and horn both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alert	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
horn	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, horn is a hyponym of alert; that is, horn is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than alert:

alert: an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
horn: a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning

Other hyponyms of alert include torpedo, air alert, burglar alarm, fire alarm, foghorn, fogsignal, red flag, siren, alarm bell, tocsin.

alert (noun)	horn (noun)
a warning serves to make you more alert to danger	one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger	any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn
condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action	a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
	an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound
	a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather)
	a device on an automobile for making a warning noise
	a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
	a device having the shape of a horn
	a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning
	the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails

alert (adjective)	horn (adjective)
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
mentally perceptive and responsive
quick and energetic

alert (verb)	horn (verb)
warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness	stab or pierce with a horn or tusk

Difference between alert and horn

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