horn vs air horn

air horn vs horn

horn and air horn both are nouns.

horn is a verb but air horn is not a verb.

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

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

horn: an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound
air horn: a pneumatic horn

Other hyponyms of horn include foghorn, claxon, klaxon, shofar, shophar.

horn (noun)	air horn (noun)
one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates	air intake of a carburetor
any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn	a pneumatic horn
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

horn (verb)	air horn (verb)
stab or pierce with a horn or tusk

Difference between horn and air horn

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