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outgrowth vs horn

horn vs outgrowth

outgrowth and horn both are nouns.

outgrowth is not a verb while horn is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
outgrowth Yes No No No
horn Yes No Yes No
As nouns, horn is a hyponym of outgrowth; that is, horn is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than outgrowth:
  • outgrowth: a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
  • horn: one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
Other hyponyms of outgrowth include crest, pseudopod, pseudopodium, flagellum, hair, cirrus, spine, aculea, style, villus, tail, fetlock, tentacle, arista, acromial process, acromion, ala, alveolar arch, alveolar process, alveolar ridge, gum ridge, acrosome, caruncle, caruncula, condyle, coronoid process, processus coronoideus, epicondyle, fimbria, apophysis, spicule, spiculum, osteophyte, papilla, papilla, appendix, cecal appendage, vermiform appendix, vermiform process, mastoid, mastoid bone, mastoid process, mastoidal, styloid process, pterygoid process, eminence, tubercle, tuberosity, zygomatic process, trochanter, transverse process, odontoid process, metaphysis, olecranon, olecranon process, ridge, excrescence, papilla, enation, plant process, spinous process, maxillary palpus, labial palpus.
outgrowth (noun) horn (noun)
a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
the gradual beginning or coming forth any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn
a natural consequence of development 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
outgrowth (verb) horn (verb)
stab or pierce with a horn or tusk
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