horn vs foghorn

foghorn vs horn

horn and foghorn both are nouns.

horn is a verb but foghorn is not a verb.

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

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

horn: an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound
foghorn: a warning device consisting of a horn that generates a loud low tone

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

horn (noun)	foghorn (noun)
one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates	a warning device consisting of a horn that generates a loud low tone
any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn	a loud low warning signal that can be heard by fogbound ships
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)	foghorn (verb)
stab or pierce with a horn or tusk

Difference between horn and foghorn

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