horn vs device

horn and device both are nouns.

horn is a verb but device is not a verb.

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

As nouns, device is a hypernym of horn; that is, device is a word with a broader meaning than horn:

horn: a device having the shape of a horn
device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose

horn (noun)	device (noun)
one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates	any clever maneuver
any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn	an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves	an emblematic design (especially in heraldry)
a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves	any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)
an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound	something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect
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)	device (verb)
stab or pierce with a horn or tusk

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